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Judges and Judiciary

Dec. 28, 2011

Longtime SF judge to retire next month

San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Jerome T. Benson, a veteran prosecutor who spent 22 years on the bench, will retire next month.


By Amy Yarbrough


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - Superior Court Judge Jerome T. Benson, a veteran prosecutor who spent 22 years on the bench, will retire next month.


Benson, who currently presides over one of San Francisco County Superior Court's criminal trial departments, will hang up his robe effective Jan. 20. He was on vacation and could not be reached for comment Tuesday. But in a prepared statement, he complimented his fe...

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