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Judges and Judiciary

Oct. 23, 2003

Cunningham Keeps Cases Moving Along

MARTINEZ - When attorneys become unruly in his chambers, Superior Court Judge Douglas Cunningham might pull his engraved nameplate from the shelf and place it on the desk in front of him where they can see it.

Douglas R. Cunningham
Superior Court Assigned Judge
Contra Costa County
Career highlights: Appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to Mt. Diablo Municipal Court, 1983; elevated by consolidation to Contra Costa County Superior Court, 1995; director, California Office of Criminal Justice Planning, 1975-83; associate, Steinhart Goldberg Feigenbaum & Ladar, San Francisco, 1971-75.
Law school: UC Davis, 1970
Age: 65

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