HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 12161986 - 86-711 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN THE MATTER OF ) RESOLUTION NO. 86/711
recognizing the retirement of )
Judge Joseph R. Longacre )
WHEREAS, Joseph R. Longacre, Jr. , Judge of the Municipal Court, Walnut
Creek-Danville Judicial District, is retiring from the bench after serving
for 13 illustrious years, having been appointed by Governor Ronald Reagan in
November of 1973 and reelected in 1980 as an unopposed candidate in both
elections; and
WHEREAS, Judge Longacre was born in Berkeley, California, attended school
in E1 Centro, California, studied pre-law at the University of California,
Berkeley, received his law degree from Hasting College of the Law, San
Francisco, California, admitted to the California Bar on January 17, 1952
and practiced law in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties until 1973; and
WHEREAS, the Judge unselfishly served his country in the United States
Army during World War II , serving in the China-Burma-India Theater, rising
from' the rank of private to Captain during 1942-1946 ; and
WHEREAS, Judge Longacre married Nancy Hinman in 1948 and together devoted
themselves to raising their four children, Randy, Sally, Hyland, and Hall; and
WHEREAS, Judge Joseph Longacre, an acknowledged scholar in United States
Constitutional History and the life of Abraham Lincoln, approached his
judicial duties with a special ability to see contemporary problems in
fundamental historical perspective and always with an unswerving loyalty to
the principals upon which this country was built; and
WHEREAS, Judge Longacre is a man of strong and uncompromising principle
who possesses uncommon courage in following his beliefs and has endured the
sacrifice that such conviction requires before vindication has been attained;
and
WHEREAS, Judge Longacre, as an attorney and a Judge, has imposed upon
himself the highest of professional standards and fully measured up to those
self-imposed requirements;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra
Costa County joins with Judge Joseph R. Longacre' s family and many friends
in extending best wishes for good health, good fortune and much happiness
in his future retirement years.
Passed and adopted by unanimous vote of the Board members present on
this 16th day of December.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a
resolution entered on the minutes of said Board of Supervisors on the date
aforesaid.
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TO , District I NANCY FABDEN T I. SCHRODER
Cha r of the Board Dist ct II District III
SUNNE W. MCPEAR TOM TORLARSON
District IV District V
Witness my hand and the Seal of
the Board of Supervisors affixed
this 16th day of December, 1986
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County
Administrator
BY a-/0- 7X e[ 'l�ilih'
— V Deputy Clerk