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Judges and Judiciary

Oct. 3, 2015

Senior U.S. District Judge Samuel Conti to retire after 45 years

The 93-year-old, appointed by President Richard Nixon in 1970, is the longest serving judge on the Northern District.


By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


After 45 years on the federal bench in San Francisco, Senior U.S. District Judge Samuel
Conti has announced he will retire at the end of this month.


The 93-year-old is the longest serving judge in the Northern District and has presided
over a panoply of cases involving everyone from draft dodgers to wounded veterans,
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