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Aug. 19, 2009

The Jury Whisperer

Judge Gary S. Paer's innovative - and compassionate - treatment of jurors is aimed at creating a "user-friendly courtroom" where defendants can get a fair trial.

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The Jury Whisperer

Gary S. Paer

Orange County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Appointed to the Orange County Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis, Aug. 11, 2000; elected to the Orange County Superior Court, March, 7, 2000; commissioner, Orange County Superior Court, 1997-2000; senior deputy district attorney, deputy district attorney, Orange County, 1985-97; assistant district attorney, Bronx County, New York, 1983-85

Law School: California Western School of Law, 1982

Orange County Superior Court
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By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA ANA - Most judges try to be considerate toward jurors. But Orange County Superior Court Judge Gary S. Paer has them all beat.

Paer was the first judge in the county to provide jurors with psychological counseling following a gruesome child molestation case. He was the first in the state to think of using restaurant-style pagers to signal jurors when to return to court after a recess. ... (continued)

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