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Oct. 14, 2019

Flying Solo

Merced Judge Steven Slocum, an electric airplane enthusiast, runs a courtroom without attorneys.

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Flying Solo

Steven K. Slocum

Merced County (Merced)

Career Highlights: Appointed to the Merced County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Oct. 11,2018; commissioner, Merced County Superior Court, 2018; deputy district attorney, Merced County, 2005-18; associate, Musick, Peeler & Garrett Spent most of his career in the district attorney's office.

Law School: Pepperdine University School of Law
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MERCED -- Judge Steven Slocum's arraignment courtroom includes the usual cast and crew -- a long list of defendants, his clerk, and the bailiff. But there's one key party that's missing -- attorneys.

Public defenders no longer appear for arraignments in the Merced County courtroom mainly because of staffing and resource allocation issues while prosecutors tend to only show up for bail reviews, Slocum said. Without litigat... (continued)

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