San Diego County
Judge Earl H. Maas III enjoys the quietness of his bench in Vista, far from the bustling and political aspects of downtown San Diego. That's why he's made it his home for the last 15 years, handling civil cases.
"Nobody wants to come to North County but I like it here," Maas said from his chambers on a balmy afternoon after a particularly contentious telephonic hearing between two lawyers whose neutral suddenly died in a... (continued)