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Dec. 10, 2008

The Judge of Small Things

While the claims are not big in Elaine Streger's court, emotions can run high. The former research attorney has a knack for handling the disputes, lawyers say.

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By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LAGUNA HILLS - For a little more than two years now, Orange County Superior Court Judge Elaine Streger has been hearing small claims cases in Laguna Hills.

Naturally, Streger fills in on traffic infractions, unlawful detainers and limited-jurisdiction civil matters regularly, helping out the little courthouse's two other bench officers, as they do her. Of the three assignments available in ... (continued)

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