
By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer
BAKERSFIELD - Her first day on the bench, Judge Raymonda Burnham Marquez tackled a misdemeanor drunken driving trial that involved a couple of green attorneys and long-winded expert witnesses.
Unable to endure the unbridled testimony, Marquez suddenly blurted out "Objection! No question pending."
The courtroom fell silent. Marquez's 5-foot-11-inch frame shrunk an inch or two as her former lif... (continued)