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Judges and Judiciary

Oct. 5, 2002

Republican Says Rulings Cover Gamut

SAN JOSE - As much as anything, Justice Thomas Harris appreciates the time to think. A member of the 5th District Court of Appeal in Fresno since 1990, Harris likes having the chance to consider the facts and legal issues at his relative leisure. "It's nice to have three months to contemplate a question that the trial judge had 90 seconds to consider," he said.

PROFILE
Thomas A. Harris

Associate Justice

5th District Court of Appeal
Fresno

Career highlights: Appointed August 1990 by Gov. George Deukmejian; Fresno County Superior Court judge, 1987-90; Fresno County Municipal Court judge, 1985-87; partner, Harris & Harris, 1967-85; Fresno County deputy district attorney, 1965-67

Law School: St...

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