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Sacramento County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO -- George Floyd helped convince Allison Williams to become a judge.
Around 2020, a couple of retired judges were pressuring the career public defender to apply for a judicial appointment. But Williams didn't crave the scrutiny and "vulnerability" that came with the process.
"I never wanted to be a judge," Williams said. "That was never on my radar. I wanted to try death penalty cases. Th... (continued)