Superior Court Fresno County (Central Courthouse)    
By Laurinda Keys
  Daily Journal Staff Writer 
  FRESNO - The earliest memory Judge Brian Alvarez has of being in a courtroom was when
  he and his brother were removed from their family. 
  "I was taken out of the custody of my parents," he said. "So I understand the impact
  a judge can have on a person's individual life. A decision a judge makes will not
  only affect that person but the person's family members, and it has a rippling... (continued)
