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Jan. 27, 2008

Inspiration Case

One fateful school field trip and a childhood spent in San Francisco's gritty Tenderloin district convinced U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Thomas B. Donovan to join the legal field.

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Thomas B. Donovan

U.S. Bankruptcy Court
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By Sandra Hernandez
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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      LOS ANGELES - Thomas B. Donovan was 14 when a school field trip changed his life.
      "Our class was taken to probate court," Donovan, 72, said, sitting in his 13th floor chambers.
      "But I slipped off to another hearing. That was my first courtroom experience and ... (continued)

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