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Feb. 9, 2014

Peter A. Hernandez

Newly appointed Judge Peter Hernandez has shown himself to be flexible and reasonable, lawyers say.

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By Don J. DeBenedictis

Daily Journal Staff Writer

WEST COVINA - Over more than a dozen years as a federal prosecutor, Peter A. Hernandez figured out that what he enjoyed most about being in trial were the surprises.

And he had a few. For instance, during a break in a four-month gang trial, one prisoner suddenly tried to knife a co-defendant. Like many people in Orange County's high-security courtroom that day, Hernandez didn't realize what had ha... (continued)

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