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RESOLUTION HONORING JUDGE RESOLUTION NO. 200512 5 5
JOHN MINNEY ON THE OCCASION
OF HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE
BENCH AFTER 30 YEARS
WHEREAS, Judge Minney was appointed to the Superior Court, Contra Costa County on July 1, 1987 by
Governor George Deukmejian; and
WHEREAS, his fellow judges relied upon him as a leader and he was elected to serve as the Presiding Judge
of the Contra Costa County Superior Court January 1, 1888; and
WHEREAS, Judge Minney was appointed to the Municipal Court of Contra Costa County on January 3, 1975
by Governor Ronald Reagan;and
WHEREAS, Judge Minney`s formal education includes his matriculation at Yale University (B.A. 1955), and
U.C. Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (J l 111) Jit #ge lrinne `s lei career includes working as a partner
with the law firm of Wagerer, Lynch, Curs n 11ney Elam �9ia7 tb 191M tin includes
solo practice from 1961
to 1967; and
WHEREAS, Judge Minneyh00twotitedr#irelasslyfor a legion of comrtun'
organizations includingthe ;'. # rpfesswnal, and educational
Ilt`r�t !Judges As6oeiation, where at various.#,m h #� s Secretary-
Treasurer, Editor of Calf mia rt Co mentary, and a member of-the 8-thics Cdt�it a
� flte California
State Bar's Committee ti l r s lgn, Ethics; the Contra Costa County Bar Assodiej i ; ot` Costa County
Municipal Court Judged tttion; and the Republican Lawyers of Alameda County, li � s Director
and President in 197.4., �d�..
WHEREAS, Judgl l,lirirta was born and raised in Berkeley and hs lived in the la Area alF� lJife. He Will
be missed for hls<pl alit ,i icogni#ion of major holidays a, personal Avant . Judge iii fi y 1e v the Bench
to pursue his hob.60s, fly fishing, tennis,:hikittg'arld outdoor ad'IV16 es.
NOW, 1`HEREF( O #t IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors OfCdhtra #gid Co +� hereby
commend and honor , .
On the t7ccasicrn.of trig r'e �' meat and thank,htra f r -is,
d�dtr���ed�i�rvic�tb �p��rjbte of this
C�►ut :
PASSED by a unanimous vote.pf Boarr 'tfiipervisars #h146th:cl April; 2
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JOH IOIAr,iEPHO
District I Supervisor istrct III Supervisor
MARK DESAULNIER DERAL,D. GLOVER
District IV Supervisor District V Supervisor
AYLE I{EMA, Chair
District II Supervisor
--�"' 1 hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an Order entered into
Ps• the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
John Sweeten,County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.
00 �+ By
Deputy Clerk
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