Most of us already treat Maggie as DA; buzz of excitement in the air at the Courthouse every time Maggie is on the second floor

Nothing much to report on the Eddie Lee trial. While Paul is prosecuting that case in Courtroom 1, today there were smiling faces on the second floor hallway and outside Coutroom 2.

Since the June election, every time Maggie is on the second floor, there is buzz of excitement among the various departments that work with the Humboldt County District Attorney's office. Maggie is still in courtrooms doing her work for County Counsel but most of us are already treating her as our DA.

Today from what I could gather, there was a mental health competency hearing in Courtroom 2. Maggie was talking to a DHHS representative who had invited CR students, and from their conversations, it seemed like there were social workers or students preparing to work in the mental health field.

They got to observe this proceeding. The DHHS employee and the student's trainer were gushing about Maggie. One of them said, "This is the first time I know someone who is a DA that I feel positive about." Maggie came out greeted the students and took them into the courtroom herself after checking if they could observe.

Such training is a preview of Maggie's term, the Humboldt County District Attorney's Office is already seeing positive changes. Many people are anticipating Maggie taking over, with the exception of criminals and some defense attorneys.