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Sep. 27, 2019

No-Nonsense Judge

Tough-on-crime ex-prosecutor tempers legal adherence with mercy.

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No-Nonsense Judge

Lisa Gamoian

Fresno County (Fresno)

Career Highlights: Elected to the Fresno County Superior Court, November 2014; deputy district attorney, Fresno County, 1989-2014

Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law
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Lisa M. Gamoian won a contentious 2014 judicial election in which she emphasized her tough-on-crime credentials as a former prosecutor.

Then, 18 months after donning her robe and taking her seat on the Fresno County Superior Court, she confronted for sentencing a silver-haired, bushy-bearded, 83-year-old pig farmer convicted by a jury on a misdemeanor charge of carrying a concealed gun in his truck without a permit.

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