Judicial Profile: Harry Pregerson

Harry Pregerson -- homeless shelter founder, former U.S. Marine and judge on the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals -- has a story for everything. Friends and colleagues are familiar with his simple philosophy. For Pregerson, there's no difference between deciding cases and serving soup at one of the Southern California homeless shelters he helped found. "I like being a judge because it gives me opportunities to help others and to do the right thing."

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