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Sep. 29, 2008

A Balancing Act

Imperial County Judge Bill Lehman carefully weighs both sides before ruling, lawyers say. The former public defender 'never jumps the gun.'

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A Balancing Act

William D. Lehman

Imperial County Superior Court
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By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer

EL CENTRO - Bill Lehman once introduced a bill to ban smoking, a position met with some hostility.

"I was practically booed out of [the room]," he said.

Lest anyone think he is some kind of left-wing liberal, Lehman is quick to point out his arguments surfaced at a student congress in Brawley, a cattle town in the middle of Imperial County. It was 1973. He was 16.

"I did that more than anyt... (continued)

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