Ventura County Superior Court
OXNARD -- When making decisions on the lives of minors, Ventura County Superior Court Judge Gilbert Romero has a daily reminder of his own childhood in the chambers of his dependency court.
He gestures toward a painting of a wide-eyed child, wearing overalls and a sombrero, which hangs on the wall.
"I remember being that kid, which is why I've got that print right there of a Diego Rivera painting, and it's a portrait of 'Ignacio,' and he's just this little h... (continued)