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Judges and Judiciary

Mar. 14, 2000

Judge Who Barred High School Prayer Dies

SAN FRANCISCO - Raymond L. Marsh, a retired Alameda County Superior Court judge best known for his decision to bar prayer at a Livermore high school graduation ceremony, died of cancer Thursday at Alta Bates Medical Center in Berkeley. He was 73.

By Robert Selna
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - Raymond L. Marsh, a retired Alameda County Superior Court judge best known for his decision to bar prayer at a Livermore high school graduation ceremony, died of cancer Thursday at Alta Bates Medical Center in Berkeley. He was 73.
        "Judge Marsh was a won...

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