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Feb. 18, 2015

David R. Chaffee

Orange County Judge David Chaffee doesn't care for the unexpected at trial and lets lawyers know it.

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David R. Chaffee
Orange County (Santa Ana)

By Laurinda Keys

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA ANA - Judge David R. Chaffee likes to watch good lawyers putting on their cases. He takes that into consideration when he decides what to do about trials running overtime or attorneys "pulling surprises out of their hip pocket."

He told of one young lawyer who took out a boom-box and started to play a tape without permission or setting a foundation. "There's a certain amount of peeling ... (continued)

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