
By Kevin Lee and Hamed Aleaziz
Daily Journal Staff Writers
SAN JOSE - Patricia M. Lucas has no shortage of analogies to describe her responsibilities as the first-year supervising judge of the civil division in Santa Clara County Superior Court.
On one hand, Lucas is one of four civil case managers in the county who reviews pre-trial motions and conducts status conferences for the wide variety of civil disputes the court receives.
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