Plumas County (Quincy)
From left, retired Plumas County Judge Ira R. Kaufman administers the oath to his replacement, Judge Douglas M. Prouty. // Courtesy of Feather Publishing
Before he shoots a whitewater rapid, Judge Douglas M. Prouty always takes a moment to survey his surroundings and make sure he chooses the correct path. The one-year bench veteran said the process isn’t too dissimilar from the courtroom.
“You read the rapid and make a decision to run it based on what you’re reading. A lot of times, I have to do the same thing in those family law cases where I’m getting the facts and I ha... (continued)