SAN FRANCISCO — Superior Court Judge Teresa M. Caffese grew up in Stockton, in the city and on a farm she and everyone else in her Italian family calls a ranch. She spent her childhood playing outside, working at the farmer’s market with her older sister, and canning tomatoes starting at 15 because she lied about her age to get the well-paid job.
But bigger things were in store for Caffese. A priest at her high school adv... (continued)