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Aug. 28, 2020

Peacemaker

Judge Loretta Giorgi works for DA and public defender cooperation in San Francisco.

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San Francisco County Superior Court (Hall of Justice)

SAN FRANCISCO -- When she took over as supervising judge of the criminal division early this year, a job she accepted reluctantly, Superior Court Judge Loretta M. Giorgi expected a challenge. She got a pandemic instead.

The tasks she planned to take on -- which included improving the often-difficult relationship between San Francisco's district attorney's office, public defender's office, and the bench -- were suddenly ov... (continued)

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