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Jul. 8, 2019

Back on the Bench

Longtime Madera County Judge David Minier now works as a traffic commissioner.

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Back on the Bench

David D. Minier

Madera County (Madera)

Career Highlights: Retired August 2020; Elected commissioner by Madera County Superior Court Judges, 2018; assigned judge, Judicial Council of California, 2004-18; judge, Madera County, 1991-03; district attorney, Madera County, 1976-91; sole practitioner, Santa Barbara County, 1975-76; district attorney, Santa Barbara County, 1967-75, sole practitioner, 1964-67, Santa Barbara; deputy district attorney, Santa Barbara County, 1961-1964

Law School: Stanford Law School, 1960

Madera County Superior Court
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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.

“He s... (continued)

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