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Jan. 10, 2012

Shelly Averill

Lacking in criminal law experience, Judge Shelly Averill remedied that with scholarly zeal.

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Shelly Averill
Sonoma County (Santa Rosa) Superior Court

By Emily Green

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA ROSA - Many judges display massive, scholarly tomes in their offices. Shelly Averill is the rare judge that reads them cover to cover.

When Averill was first appointed to the Sonoma County Superior Court in 2010, among the first things she did was read Gregory Caskey's "Criminal Search and Seizure," she said, highlighting and tabbing important sections along the way. The CEB's guide to &q... (continued)

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