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Oct. 8, 2020

A Tailored Approach

Judge Rita Lin says she tries to craft solutions based on the interests of the parties.

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San Francisco County

SAN FRANCISCO — Judge Rita F. Lin wore an electronic monitor for three days before the pandemic.

But it wasn’t because she was in trouble. She said she did it so she could understand the weight her decisions as a recently-appointed criminal judge carry.

“I felt like as someone who was putting people on electronic monitoring, I wanted to experience it for myself and see what it was like,... (continued)

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