This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Judges and Judiciary

Sep. 10, 1998

In a Dozen Years, Judge Learned to Be Unfazed by Critics

VISTA - Franklin J. Mitchell Jr. expects to retire from the San Diego Superior Court at year's end. What's unexpected is that he's endorsed one of his staunchest foes to replace him.

Franklin J. Mitchell Jr.
Judge
San Diego Superior Court
Appointed by: Gov. George Deukmejian, October 1985
Career Highlights: San Diego Municipal Court judge, 1983-85; supervising defense counsel, California Farm Bureau Insurance Cos., Tustin, 1979-83; partner, Williamson & Mitchell, Cambria, 1976-78; assistant DA, Fresno, 1974-76
Law School: Hastings College of the Law, 1963
Age: 61...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Sign up for Daily Journal emails