Stanislaus County (Modesto)
Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge John R. Mayne fell in love with the courtroom while working as a reporter for the Los Angeles Daily News in the late 1980s.
"I loved covering crime and courts," he said. "It was a delight to watch very good judges doing work, and it was a delight dealing with the prosecutors and defense attorneys."
Mayne enjoyed it so much that at 27 he decided to go to law scho... (continued)