San Diego Superior
When Browder A. Willis III was a deputy district attorney, his respectful treatment of everyone, even defendants, created relationships that did more than help Willis get witnesses into court.
It helped families of the men he was sending to prison accept the workings of the courts, Willis said.
Now, as a Superior Court judge, he continues to be frank and respectful to defendants so that they know he views them "as individuals, not as members of a class.... (continued)