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Judges and Judiciary

Dec. 16, 2003

Steady Under Fire

SAN JOSE - Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Thomas Hansen didn't really want to become presiding judge. Although he was next in line, ahead of now-retired Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge LaDoris Cordell, Hansen said he was "considering not opting for it" before several of his colleagues convinced him to take the job.

        Thomas Hansen
        Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge
        Experience: Appointed Jan. 1, 1986, by Gov. George Deukmejian; attorney, Rankin, O'Neal, Luckhard & Center, 1973-86; Santa Clara County deputy district attorney, 1969-73; Law Offices of William Christy, 1968-69.
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