Elsa Lynch, a judge and court manager in Paradise Valley, tells us that only 40 people who received bad red-light camera tickets took defensive driving class. None had yet taken the state-mandated Traffic Survival School class for red-light runners, and no hearings had been yet held for people with the tainted tickets, she says.Still, if you're one of the 40 -- that's eight hours of life gone. PV isn't reimbursing anyone for their time. But the Valley's own Bel Air is sending refund checks to an
Elsa Lynch, Paradise Valley's longtime judge and court manager, will retire July 15.Her position is so unusual, the town might need two people to replace her. She's the only court administrator we've ever heard of who is also a municipal judge. The town's Web site says she's a "Arizona Supreme Court Certified Limited Jurisdiction Judge."
