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Oct. 16, 2008

The 'Regular’ Judge

San Diego jurist John S. Meyer is approachable in court, and lawyers who have cases before him like it that way.

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The 'Regular’ Judge
San Diego County Superior Court
By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN DIEGO - Judge John S. Meyer is not a stickler for formality. A little unintentional levity is not going to throw the judge, who is known for his wry sense of humor.

Occasionally, courtroom antics have bordered on the bizarre.

Meyer remembers the time five years ago when an agitated witness, fuming under the persistent cross-examination of opposing counsel, accidentally pushed his swivel chair o... (continued)

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