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Feb. 1, 2011

Rita Baird

Transitioning from registered nurse to court commissioner taught Rita Baird that what she likes most is assisting others, whether in the hospital or on the bench.

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Rita Baird

Rita Baird

Los Angeles County (East Los Angeles) Superior Court
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By Pat Alston

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Rita Baird was an hour from the end of her night shift as head nurse of the pediatric unit at Olive View Medical Center in Sylmar on Feb. 9, 1971, when a 6.6-magnitude earthquake shook the building so hard it knocked her to the ground.

"I'm from New York," Baird said. "I didn't even know it was an earthquake. I thought the generator blew up."

All she could think ab... (continued)

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