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Jun. 3, 2010

Diane Ritchie

After years as a fierce advocate as an attorney for the poor, Santa Clara Judge Diane Ritchie is learning to step back and observe.

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By Fiona Smith

Daily Journal Staff Writer

After years of working to clinch victories for the little guy as an attorney, Diane Ritchie scored one more for the underdog when she won a crowded race to fill a vacant judicial seat in 2008.

The labor and employment attorney was up against four other candidates in the primary - three district attorneys and a court commissioner - all of whom had entered the race before her and garnered key endorsements. Ritchie ... (continued)

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