Kings County (Hanford)
HANFORD — Judge Kathy Ciuffini is new to probate, but the loss of her father a few years ago gave her some perspective before her election to the bench.
After he died, she had to relocate her elderly mother out of her family home of 40 years to a new residence in Santa Barbara.
“I understand it, I understand the loss and the grief,” Ciuffini said. “The first thing I’ll say to people is j... (continued)
