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Feb. 23, 2009

Taking Charge

Soon after arriving at the East L.A. courthouse, Judge Henry T. Barela created a new game plan to efficiently and effectively handle the flood of new cases.

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By Sandra Hernandez
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Shortly after Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Henry T. Barela arrived at the East Los Angeles courthouse in 2004, the Texas native found himself awash in cases.

"The first day I took over there were all sorts of files everywhere," Barela said during a recent interview. "But by 5 p.m I had run out of files, and I remember looking up and asking the clerk 'Are we done?' She ... (continued)

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