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The new judge presiding over San Francisco’s young adult court was a wide receiver at Tulane University. Old habits die hard: to Judge Eric Fleming, team sport dynamics are an apt metaphor for youth rehabilitation.

The players are defendants ages 18 to 24. These are “high risk, high need” young adults getting a shot at having their charges dismissed — if they can make it through a year and a half or so of counseling and educational programming.

These players are surrounded by a bevy of coaches: assistant district attorneys, defense attorneys, and case managers

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