The recent case of a 17-year-old African-American
Bellarmine student who faced four years behind bars for allegedly
throwing a chunk of clay at a Yuba City High School student raised more
than allegations of racial profiling. It put the spotlight on an issue
that some juvenile court judges say is causing a loss of public support
and respect for courts -- the secrecy of juvenile proceedings. "I
caught hell with other judges by saying this, but I have a real problem
with secrecy,'' said LaDoris Cordell, a former judge who heard numerous
juvenile cases in her 19 years on the Santa Clara County bench. [more]
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