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Judges and Judiciary

May 14, 2011

Prop. 8 Judge Lawyers Up

Former Northern District Chief Judge Vaughn Walker, who has become the target of same-sex marriage foes since he stepped down from the bench this spring, has lawyered up.


By Laura Ernde


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Former Northern District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who has become the target of same-sex marriage foes since he stepped down from the bench, has lawyered up.


Walker has retained Ephraim Margolin, a longtime San Francisco lawyer who specializes in judge discipline defense, to represent him in several controversies that have arisen following his August ruling striking down California's voter-appr...

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