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Jun. 21, 2010

Cheryl C. Kersey

Judge Cheryl Kersey presides over everything from adoptions, to murder trials, to product liability disputes at the far-flung Barstow courthouse.

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By Jason W. Armstrong

Daily Journal Staff Writer

BARSTOW - As a San Bernardino County prosecutor, Cheryl Kersey was known for aggressively tackling the most horrific cases. She tried more than 30 murder cases, including seven in which the defendants faced death sentences.

So, Kersey said, when voters elected her to a vacant judicial seat in 2008, she was worried that defense lawyers might see her as a judge who hadn't really doffed her prosecutorial ... (continued)

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