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Feb. 25, 2014

Ksenia Tsenin

Ksenia Tsenin uses unusual methods when sentencing, including quoting rapper Snoop Dogg.

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Ksenia Tsenin
San Francisco County Superior Court

By Saul Sugarman

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO- When Ksenia "Kay" Tsenin makes sentencing decisions, she turns to rapper Snoop Dogg for inspiration.

On a recent day in San Francisco County Superior Court, the judge showed compassion toward a litigant who allegedly violated her probation. Tsenin said she would modify the defendant's probation terms instead of ruling they had been broken.

In her ruling, Tsenin referenced Do... (continued)

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