San Diego County Superior Court
SAN DIEGO - One personal experience informed Superior Court Judge Robert O. Amador's belief in the power of rehabilitation programs. But as a judge, he has come to believe the injury to the victim the most important consideration in criminal cases.
"I have a family member who disappeared one day on Thanksgiving, and I found out about a month later that he got a new treatment," the judge recalled. "He had been an addict for 20-plus years, and he ended... (continued)