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Nov. 3, 2015

Paul P. Burdick

Santa Cruz Superior Court Judge Paul Burdick is known for keeping his cool in the midst of sensational cases.

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Paul P. Burdick
Santa Cruz County (Santa Cruz) Superior Court
ADR Services
By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA CRUZ - Ask Paul P. Burdick which cases stand out to him as a criminal judge and he recounts a series of traumatic and disturbing tales that could come straight from a sensationalized pulp novel.

"I tell myself about once every six months that I really should be dictating these cases for a compilation at the end of my career," Burdick said. "True Crime Stori... (continued)

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