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Judges and Judiciary

Dec. 17, 1998

Judge Chides Overcautious Counsel

SAN DIEGO - Judge William C. Pate of the San Diego County Superior Court, a former Marine Corps combat veteran, believes lawyers in the trenches are turning gun-shy.

William C. Pate
Judge
San Diego County Superior Court
Appointed by: Gov. George Deukmejian, August 1986
Career Highlights: Jennings, Engstrand & Henrikson, 1979-86; Legro, Rentto, Pate & Tower, 1973-79; clerk, Judge James Carter, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 1971-72
Law School: University of San Diego, 1971
Age: 55
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