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Mar. 20, 2013

JoAnne McCracken

San Jose jurist takes her drug court assignment seriously and knows each defendant by name.

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JoAnne McCracken
Santa Clara County (San Jose) Superior Court

By Fiona Smith

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN JOSE - Most days, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge JoAnne McCracken sees people's lives torn apart by drug addiction and grapples with how to get them to rebuild the pieces.

Around 100 people will show up to her San Jose courtroom on a given day - showing her their clean drug tests or explaining a dirty one, updating her on their addiction counseling and challenges they face with unemployment or me... (continued)

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