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Jun. 15, 2014

Patricia M. Lucas

Patricia Lucas compares her job supervising Santa Clara County's civil division to 'air traffic control.'

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Patricia M. Lucas
Santa Clara County (San Jose) Superior Court
JAMS

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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