
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — Roughly 18 months into his dream job, Michael J. Seng realized he was overlooking a crucial perk: the hiking.
As the U.S. magistrate judge appointed to the tiny courthouse in Yosemite National Park, he’d immersed himself in every aspect of the job, from the low-stakes misdemeanors that fill the criminal docket to habeas petitions and civil discovery disputes. The mighty waterfalls, picturesque me... (continued)