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IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Commending )
Judge Wayne A. Westover,Jr. )
Upon His Retirement From Public Service ) RESOLUTION NO. 98/_L2 3
WHEREAS, the Honorable Wayne A. Westover, Jr., Judge of the Superior Court of Contra Costa
County, has retired after nearly 34 years of public service, years marked by dedication, leadership and
professionalism; and
WHEREAS,born in Richmond,California,the son of Richmond pioneers,Judge Westover is a lifelong
resident of this County, a graduate of Richmond Union High School and the University of California,
Berkeley,receiving his Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree from Hastings College of Law in 1951; and
WHEREAS, Wayne Westover, Jr. entered the U.S. Navy after high school in 1945 and was honor
graduate of the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps School, then stationed at various naval hospitals, serving in
many departments and as editor of two hospital newspapers. After graduation from law school,he was
recalled to active duty during the Korean conflict and served in the U.S.Naval Hospital, Oakland, legal
office; and
WHEREAS, the public showed their trust in Wayne Westover in 1964 by electing him to the Board of
Directors of the West Contra Costa Hospital District, a public agency encompassing most of western
Contra Costa County and operating the 246 bed Brookside Hospital. During three terms of office he held
all the offices on the Board of Directors including three years as President, where he was serving at the
time of his appointment as Family Law Commissioner, and
WHEREAS, on May 24, 1976, Westover was appointed by the Judges of the Superior Court as Contra
Costa County's first Family Law Commissioner. On March 19, 1980 the Governor appointed Westover
Judge of the Superior Court where he served as Family Law Judge before being assigned as a general trial
judge. Judge Westover was elected to the Superior Court Bench in 1982 and was re-elected ever since,
holding the position until his retirement on March 30, 1997, and
WHEREAS, Judge Westover demonstrated leadership and professionalism while a member of the
Richmond Bar Association,as president and eleven-year member of the executive committee of the Contra
Costa Bar Association, as a delegate to the State Bar Convention and member and chairman of the State
Bar Administrative Committees in Contra Costa, the State Bar Legislative Representative Liaison
Committee and as State Bar Hearing Officer; and in the highest levels of leadership in many civic and
fraternal organizations including the Boy Scouts of America,YMCA, Lions Club, BPOE,Navy League,
American Legion, American Foreign Students Program and PTA, and
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR" OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA RESOLVED that JUDGE WAYNE A.WESTOVER,JR. is COMMENDED upon his
retirement for his exemplary record of public service to the citizens of this County.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board members present on this 5th day of May 1998.
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.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this 5th
Day of May, 1998.
"'.-.K
PHIL BATCHELOR, County
Administrator and Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors