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Jun. 26, 2009

Matters of the Heart

Judge Sharon J. Waters of the Riverside County Superior Court gave up a career in social work because she thought her emotional makeup would render her ineffective. But lawyers say she has brought that empathy to the bench.

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Matters of the Heart

Sharon J. Waters

Riverside County Superior Court
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By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer

RIVERSIDE - Superior Court Judge Sharon J. Waters might have become a social worker had it not been for her heart.

As an undergraduate, Waters was leaning toward social work but was afraid her emotional makeup - "my heart" - would undermine her effectiveness in the profession.

So she decided to build on the credits she had earned in several elective political-science classes. Encouraged by on... (continued)

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