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Oct. 31, 2008

The Gentleman Jurist

In emotion-packed child support court, even-tempered Commissioner Randall W. Magnuson keeps the peace.

Read more about Randall Magnuson...
By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN DIEGO - The system had labeled the man a "deadbeat dad."

For years, the man claimed, his ex-wife had hidden his little girl from him, and all he got from the government were threats.

Then, one day, he walked into Commissioner Randall W. Magnuson's downtown San Diego courtroom.

It was a brief encounter, Magnuson recalled, because the man requested a transfer to a court closer to his... (continued)

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