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Jan. 5, 2024

Legal Aid work helped Judge Rosa Fregoso understand defendants' struggles

Poor clients, now defendants, remind LA County judge of her family

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Los Angeles County Superior Court

ALHAMBRA -- Judge Rosa M. Fregoso, a longtime Legal Aid attorney and public defender, sees her Los Angeles County misdemeanor courtroom as an extension of her community service career.

"That's the way I see it because I'm serving the public in my capacity," Fregoso explained "Based on everything that I've done, I think my experience as a Legal Aid attorney has really informed me in terms of the day-to-day struggle that people h... (continued)

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