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Feb. 9, 2013

Rosemary Pfeiffer

Even with decades of experience in family and probate law, retired judge-turned-mediator Rosemary Pfeiffer has her work cut out for her: she must appeal to people's better angels when they are likely at their worst.


By Laura Hautala


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - Home is very close to Rosemary Pfeiffer's heart. A Fog City native, she earned her law degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law, practiced family law in San Francisco for 10 years and in 1990 became the first female judge elected in San Mateo County. And she isn't alone in sticking close to home - all eight of her siblings live between San Francisco and Half Moon Bay. <...

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