
By Sandra Hernandez
Daily Journal Staff Writer
ORANGE - On a recent July afternoon, Orange County Superior Court Judge David A. Hoffer patiently but sternly instructed a lanky teenager sporting a buzz cut to attend weekly alcohol counseling meetings, choose his friends more wisely and embrace the second chance given to him by the court.
"The only way you have a chance is if you're sober," Hoffer told the teen. "I don't think you... (continued)