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Mar. 12, 2020

Second Innings

Judge Jacob Blea had 2 careers, 2 shots at law school and 23 years on the bench.

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Alameda County (Dublin)

DUBLIN — Stepping into Judge Jacob Blea’s Alameda County chambers is like traveling through a portal to Los Angeles. Lakers, Dodgers and USC Trojan memorabilia fill his book cases.

He’s originally from Southern California, where he used to teach high school English and coach basketball. Blea himself played college hoops as a guard at the time Lakers legend Jerry West was still draining shots.

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