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Mar. 28, 2023

Family law judge challenges parties to reconsider hardened positions

Judge Daniel Segura hopes to perform kintsugi in his family law court

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Family law judge challenges parties to reconsider hardened positions
San Diego County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Appointed judge of the San Diego County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Sept. 9, 2021; deputy public defender, San Diego County, 1995- 2021; substitute instructor, Institute for Criminal Instruction, San Diego, 2015-19; law clerk, Appellate Defenders Inc., San Diego, 1994; legal assistant, Law offices of Miguel F. Garcia, Los Angeles, 1992

Law School: California Western School of Law

VISTA - In Japan, there is a traditional repair method - kintsugi - where broken pieces of pottery are put back together and painted with gold, thus becoming a unique work of art.

"I am that," said Judge Daniel Segura. Or at least that is what Segura hopes to achieve when handling his San Diego County family law assignment. "I hope I am not tearing people down but building them up," he explained.

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