aclp 2 Roger W Boren transcript

by the Mexican Mafia on a guy that was a snitch. Justice S. Kriegler : So, you were in the Special Prosecutions Unit for two years and then you went on the bench. Justice R. Boren : Yeah. Justice S. Kriegler : How did that come about? Justice R. Boren : Well, I think it was a combination of things. I think the attorney general was looking for people to put on the bench and I think I was one of the people that he was looking at. I was also looking for a change. I had been in the Attorney General’s Office for almost eight years and I was looking for a change. I was looking for something that would be more of a challenge and something that would be more interesting. And I thought that being a judge would be a good thing to do. Justice S. Kriegler : What was it like when you first went on the bench? Justice R. Boren : Well, I was a little scared. I was scared because I didn’t know what I was doing. I had been in the courtroom a lot but I had never been a judge. I had never been on the bench. I had never been in charge. So,