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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,::durirg:liisyearsori>:trie bench served on panels throughout
the state in continuing legal education a d:continuing=pu icial ed ucation`programs. He served on the
faculty of the California Judicial Collegf)-A . t1987;-1:'990 j::the;fi:rst'Commissioner to so serve; and
WHEREAS, James Libbey;06.'authored a.computer assisted;family law research program, 'California
Family Law' ublished b`,;Attorne"s'Briefcase`.of Oakland,`California;:and `='}` ';"'
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WHEREAS, while there,were"significant changes over the years in family law,'Oornmission Libbey
was predictable; a law bench expanded; there.was-one constantin.the C—oo6,.nty.L Jim
Libbey.
NOW, THEREFORUBE IT RESOLVED that the Board:of`Supervisors of:Contra_Costa'Gounty does
hereby congratulate-arid thank the
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PASSED by a:.vote.of the Board 6f::8upeivisors�this"18th:da ,`of March,; 20Q8.
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District IV Supervisor District V Supervisor
A B. LKEMA
District II Supervisor
e 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
f'r date aforesaid.
John Cullen,County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.
By Cf �`Zi;�l(.� � t#r�C-1_CLUL
�OS�'A CO Deputy Clerk