Contra Costa County (Richmond)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Contra Costa Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, January 2, 2019; supervising attorney general, deputy attorney general, San Francisco, 2001-19; associate, Watson & Lanctot LLP, San Francisco, 1997-2001; deputy district attorney, Marin County, 1996-97
Law School: University of Oregon SOL
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Contra Costa Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, January 2, 2019; supervising attorney general, deputy attorney general, San Francisco, 2001-19; associate, Watson & Lanctot LLP, San Francisco, 1997-2001; deputy district attorney, Marin County, 1996-97
Law School: University of Oregon SOL
RICHMOND — Judge John Devine described the 1970s as a tumultuous time to grow up in San Francisco, but it made for some great table talk with his father.
“Whether it was the kidnapping of Patricia Hearst or the killings of the Zodiac killer, the events with the People’s Temple, the assassination of George Moscone and Harvey Milk,” Devine said of those discussions with his father, who was also an attorney. “It seemed like... (continued)
