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Nov. 12, 2013

Elisabeth Sichel

Riverside criminal judge Elisabeth Sichel is a people pleaser known for her courtroom hospitality.

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Elisabeth Sichel
Riverside County (Riverside) Superior Court

By Katie Lucia

Daily Journal Staff Writer

RIVERSIDE - There's a joke Judge Elisabeth Sichel likes to make during jury selection for each new trial she presides over. She asks the jury pool, "Is anyone nervous?" A shy hand or two goes up. "Well, what you're doing is interviewing for a job you don't really want," she tells them, "so you have no reason to be nervous."

Sichel's attention to people is part of what... (continued)

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