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Government

Feb. 13, 2013

Temporary judge's 18-year tenure draws fire

Shasta County Judge Jack Halpin, who initially retired in 1964, started hearing cases through the state's temporary Assigned Judges Program in 1994 and continued until he stopped last year.


By Paul Jones


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Shasta County Judge Jack Halpin, who initially retired in 1964, started hearing cases through the state's temporary Assigned Judges Program in 1994 and continued until he stopped last year. He's mainly worked at Shasta County Superior Court and has been reappointed hundreds of times to handle cases, at times working several days a week.The state's chief justice temporarily appoints assigned judges to ...

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