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Judges and Judiciary

Sep. 10, 1998

In a Dozen Years, Judge Learned to Be Unfazed by Critics

VISTA - Franklin J. Mitchell Jr. expects to retire from the San Diego Superior Court at year's end. What's unexpected is that he's endorsed one of his staunchest foes to replace him.

Franklin J. Mitchell Jr.
Judge
San Diego Superior Court
Appointed by: Gov. George Deukmejian, October 1985
Career Highlights: San Diego Municipal Court judge, 1983-85; supervising defense counsel, California Farm Bureau Insurance Cos., Tustin, 1979-83; partner, Williamson & Mitchell, Cambria, 1976-78; assistant DA, Fresno, 1974-76
Law School: Hastings College of the Law, 1963
Age: 61...

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