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Jul. 12, 2012

Virginia A. Phillips

The sole district judge in Riverside, Virginia Phillips pays special attention to the juror experience.

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Virginia A. Phillips
Central District of California (Riverside)
By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer

RIVERSIDE - U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips expected she'd face some criticism following her decision to overturn the statute banning gays from serving openly in the military. But she didn't bargain on getting a barrage of threatening phone calls, hateful letters and even pornography sent to her mailbox.

"A lot of times the gist [of the messages] was, I'm going to go to Hell," Phillips sa... (continued)

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