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RESOLUTION HONORING JUDGE RESOLUTION NO. 2007/281
PETER L. SPINETTA ON THE OCCASION OF
HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE BENCH
WHEREAS, Judge Peter L. Spinetta was appointed to the Contra Costa County Superior Court on
May 11, 1989 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 court. Judge Spinetta served as Presiding Judge during a period when the
court transitioned —first to a unified court and then to a consolidated Superior Court; leading retired
Judge Ellen James to refer to him as the "father of the new Superior Court"; and
WHEREAS, Judge Spinetta served as Supervising Judge of the Family Law Division, Assistant
Presiding Judge, and Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division; and
WHEREAS, Judge Spinetta was instrumental,i n turninglthe dream„;of a family court building into a
reality. His tireless efforts over the course otf'many years lead,,) the construction of the new family
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law court house; and .
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WHEREAS, the County Board,of;Supervisors named the new courthouse the Peter L. Spinetta
Family Law Center, changing is own rules•pc_ohibiting naming a building for a�liMing person; and
WHEREAS, Judge Splrietta's formal education includes his matriculation,at St Mary's.College in
Oakland, Cal ifornia, wher`!b; received a B.A. degree, graduating Cum,laude, with jafimajor in Political
Science (1963); and,Y at School, graduating Cum laude;.MA Political Science (s1966); and
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Yale Law School;:Doctor`ofDurisprudence (1967).
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NOW, THEREFORE BE.IT RESOLVED that:the Board of Supervlsors' of Contra�Costa'County does
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PASSED by a unammous`vote of the Board\of,Supervisors this 22nd day,of May ,2007, SKF;'
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JOHN GIOIA„' p PIEPHO,;Chair
District I Supervisor Dtstrtct IIrI{Su ervtso
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SUSAN A. BONILLA EDERAL D. GLOVER
District IV Supervisor District V Supervisor
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GAYL . UILKEMA
District lI Supervisor
' * I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an
t Order entered into the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the
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date aforesaid.
John Cullen,County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.
By
�OsrA CO Deputy Clerk