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Oct. 2, 2011

Paul R. Bernal

Some call Superior Court Judge Paul R. Bernal compassionate and innovative, others biased.

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Paul R. Bernal

Paul R. Bernal

Santa Clara County (San Jose) Superior Court

Career Highlights: Elected to the Santa Clara County Superior Court, March 2000; deputy district attorney, Santa Clara County, 1989-2000; attorney, Littler, Mendelson, Fastiff & Tichy, San Jose, 1987-89

Law School: Santa Clara Univerity School of Law
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By Craig Anderson

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN JOSE - To his harshest critics, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Paul R. Bernal is one of those prosecutors-turned-jurists who forget they no longer work at the district attorney's office.

Such critics point to a series of appellate court reversals in the past few years - including a murder conviction last year - as proof of his pro-prosecution bias.

Bernal says he gets a bad rap, defend... (continued)

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