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Judges and Judiciary

Sep. 29, 2007

Judge Brings Small-Town Sensibility to Statewide Role

The newest president of the California Judges Association is no big-city jurist. He's Ira Kaufman of Plumas County, which has a population of 21,263 and just one other Superior Court judge.

By Amy Yarbrough
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      As a judge in rural Plumas County, Ira Kaufman can walk into his local grocery store and get quizzed about the latest court story to make the local newspaper, which comes out just once a week.
      It's not uncommon for people to recognize him on the street or to spot him eating lunch in the local Subway sandwich shop. Kaufman said it gives h...

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