San Mateo Superior
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO - Joseph C. Scott, former criminal defense attorney and local Democratic Party political heavyweight, had much to think about when considering trading in a lifetime devoted to advocacy for the enforced neutrality of a judgeship.
In the end, he said, he hit on a simple formula:
"What I promised myself was I would try to create an environment where people who came to my courtroom went away thinking they had been treated fairly," s... (continued)