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Nov. 10, 2006

Defusing Discord

It is said that in the court of Jeffrey Huffaker, decorum reigns. This is no small accomplishment for a Contra Costa Court commissioner who deals daily with disgruntled pro pers battling in family court dramas.

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By Tim Hay
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      MARTINEZ - Some jurists knew from a young age exactly which career path they wanted to follow. Others, like Contra Costa County Superior Court Commissioner Jeffrey D. Huffaker, took a more circuitous route.
      "I was heading toward my Ph.D. in genetics, and I had an epiphany," Huffaker recalled recently. "I was sitting there in the l... (continued)

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