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RESOLUTION HONORING SUPERIOR COURT RESOLUTION NO. 2008/143
COMMISSIONER JAMES H. LIBBEY
WHEREAS, James H. Libbey received his Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco School
of Law. in 1968; and
WHEREAS, James Libbey became a Superior Court Commissioner for the Contra Costa Superior
Court in 1980. Commissioner Libbey has had a full-time family law assignment during his entire
twenty-seven years on the bench making him the longest serving family law judge in the history of
Northern California.and possibly in all of California; and
WHEREAS, in 1994 James Libbey was selected by the State Bar of California as the Family Law
Judge of the Year, the first Commissioner to be so honored; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Libbey has,.dudpg his4ye ies on?:the}bench, served on panels throughout
the state in continuing legal educatioh.a4continu.ing_judicial education;p_rograms. He served on the
faculty of the California Judicial5College:from,;1987-;1'990'; #le`fi�st'Comiiissio(tner to so serve; and
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WHEREAS, James Libbeyco:fauthored-a computer assisted:familylaw;rresearchprogram, California
Family Law' published by;Qttorhey!s.:Briefcase'-of Oakland, California; and"''-;':- y
WHEREAS, while there'werw.significant changes over the years in family law,`Commission Libbey
was predictable; as'the;:famfl. lawbenchexpanded; there.was one constant.in the;County:;. Jim
Libbey.
NOW, THEREFORE,4BE IT RESOLVED that the•Board`otSupervisors:of Contra:;CosfaCounty does
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For his man ` ea r;of.::com ars on:and dedica_fion to!tile` eo /esof Contra'Costa'°Count .
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PASSED`b vote of:the'Bo:arci.,of Su eivisors tFiis<1`8tl ;d'a 1 _`March;
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SUSAN . BONILLA 4_ : ;EDERAL D. GLOVER, Chair
District IV Supervisor District V Supervisor
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District II Supervisor
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* I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an
. * _ -' * Order entered into the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the
date aforesaid.
« John Cullen,County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.
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