Obituaries
Feb. 14, 2023
Philip A. Champlin, 1939 -- 2023
Judge who served Napa County for 56 years was seen as a 'rock in the foundation of the courthouse.'
Philip A. Champlin
From a deputy city attorney to a Superior Court judge, Philip Alden Champlin, was praised Monday for his 56 years serving Napa County as a “rock in the foundation of the courthouse” and the community.
Champlin, who retired in 2021 and died on Friday at 83 after an extended illness, had steadfastly resisted plaudits, however. “I’m just a soldier in the trenches,” retired Napa County judge Raymond Guadagni recalled Champlin saying when he tr...
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