4th District Court of Appeal (San Diego)
SAN DIEGO — 4th District Court of Appeal Justice William S. Dato’s favorite judicial experience occurred well after the prestigious jobs that carved his path as a jurist.
While he relished his clerkships and nearly 25 years as an appellate research attorney and private practitioner, his favorite assignment came a couple years into his appointment to the San Diego County Superior Court bench, when he started handling dru... (continued)