HE HAD THEIR ATTENTION: Samuel Alito sat in the middle of a huge crowd of senators, reporters, photographers, television cameramen and spectators as he faced questions before his eventual appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Roberto Westbrook


TOP COP: Former Judge Dolores Carr looked pretty happy when she was one of two survivors of the June primary in the Santa Clara district attorney’s race. Turns out she wasn’t celebrating prematurely; in November, she handily defeated Karyn Sinunu to win the job.

Shelley Eades