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Oct. 2, 2008

The Collaborator

Referee Carol S. Chrisman combines her expertise in the law and social work, giving equal weight to the interests of society and the children who appear before her.

Read more about Carol S. Chrisman...
By Rebecca Beyer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SACRAMENTO - When Referee Carol S. Chrisman worked as a social worker in her hometown of Joseph, Oregon, she often testified as an expert witness on issues relating to alcohol or drug abuse.

Once, she wrote a letter to a judge telling him she thought he'd made the wrong decision in a case.

In a recent interview in her Sacramento County Superior Court chambers, Chrisman, who now works as a juvenil... (continued)

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