
By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer
OAKLAND - When Judge Gregory Syren is not managing the influx of felony cases into his courtroom, he's wandering the back halls of the Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse to check in with his colleagues and assign them trials and preliminary hearings.
As supervising judge at the courthouse, Syren has to be in close contact with his workmates to make sure they're busy and that the relentless flow of criminal cases ... (continued)