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Judges and Judiciary
Aug. 13, 2002
'Hand In There,' Judge Tells People He Did
SACRAMENTO - Doors open and close. Names hang in the air a few seconds and fade, replaced by more names. A blur of orange jumpsuits come and go. The scene is reminiscent of a transit station, but it's the courtroom that belongs to Judge Gary E. Ransom.
Gary E. Ransom
Sacramento Superior Court judge
Career highlights: Assigned by Presiding Court Judge Michael Garcia, 2002; appointed by Gov. Edmund G. Brown, 1981; assistant public defender, Sacramento, 1974-81
Law school: McGeorge School of Law, 1974
Age: 60