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Mar. 8, 2015

R. Steven Lapham

The onetime Unabomber prosecutor is enjoying service as a Sacramento County juvenile judge.

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R. Steven Lapham
Sacramento County (Sacramento)

By Fiona Smith

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SACRAMENTO - As a federal prosecutor, Steven Lapham handled some of the most notorious cases to arise out of the Eastern District but now as a juvenile judge, he's shifted from trying to lock people up to helping young people avoid prison.

His new job still satisfies his love of solving puzzles - and in this new setting that means finding ways to get troubled kids on the right path.

"What I'd... (continued)

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