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Nov. 19, 2009

Joseph Brisco

Joseph Brisco lost his bench seat in the tiny eastern outpost of Needles. Now he enjoys the bustle and anonymity of Rancho Cucamonga - and it's closer to the beach.

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Joseph Brisco
San Bernardino County (Rancho Cucamonga) Superior Court

By Jason W. Armstrong

Daily Journal Staff Writer

RANCHO CUCAMONGA - It didn't matter if he was stopping for gas, grabbing groceries or making a deposit at the bank. As the only judge presiding over cases at the remote Needles courthouse along the Colorado River, Joseph R. Brisco was guaranteed to bump into a former high school classmate, a local attorney, or somebody he had just sentenced.

Though he enjoyed his job and constantly ran into familiar fa... (continued)

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