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Jul. 14, 2013

Patrick Henry Donahue

Attorneys say Judge Patrick Henry Donahue presides over cases without 'masking his humanity.'

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Orange County (Santa Ana)
By Blake Edwards

SANTA ANA - In 1985 and shortly after finishing law school, Patrick Henry Donahue began working as a deputy district attorney in Orange County and immediately fell in love with the job. It wasn't just for the intellectual stimulation. Donahue said he felt empowered.

"You had the discretion to do what you thought was right," Donahue said.

He has similar discretion as a criminal judge now at Orange Cou... (continued)

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