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Feb. 21, 2020

Following the path

Judge John Devine, a descendant of bench officers, enjoys hiking in the Eastern Sierras.

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Contra Costa County (Richmond)

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)

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