By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA ANA - James L. Crandall describes himself as a white, law-and-order Republican and former reserve deputy sheriff who spent some 40 years as a civil litigator defending insurance companies. When he became an Orange County Superior Court judge in 2012, he naturally expected to be sending criminals to jail.
Instead, his favorite activity on the bench is giving minor criminal defendants second chances. ... (continued)
