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Nov. 8, 2017

High Court

US Magistrate Judge Michael Seng said he likes the hiking, but not the isolation, at Yosemite.

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High Court
U.S. Magistrate Judge (Yosemite National Park)

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)

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