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  Daily Journal Staff Writer 

  BAKERSFIELD - Alisa Knight didn't grow up wanting to be a lawyer. She wanted to be
  a stand-up comedienne. She used to be able to make people laugh till they cried, but
  she hasn't been as funny since law school. 

  It's true that attorneys speak not of her humor on the bench, but her professionalism,
  kindness, wide experience, intelligence and decisiveness. She was a judge pro tem
  for eight y... (continued)