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Dec. 29, 2009

Mary Ann Grilli

Family law specialist Mary Ann Grilli heads back to family court after two years as a probate judge.

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By Craig Anderson

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN JOSE - Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Mary Ann Grilli, a veteran of family court both as an attorney and a judge, will be heading back there in January after spending two-and-a-half years handling probate matters.

Probate lawyers say they are going to miss her.

"She is everything a judge should be," said Michael Desmarais, a veteran Los Gatos attorney. "She has empathy, pati... (continued)

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