MADERA — Some lawyers and court staff still call him judge, but on paper, David D. Minier has assumed the title of commissioner.
The Judicial Council of California recently put a cap on the tenure an assigned judge can serve, and Minier’s stretch of 15 years far exceeded the limit of 1,320 days. He was facing retirement until he received a call from Madera County’s presiding judge.
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