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9th Circuit strikes down felon's firearm conviction
Judges and Judiciary
Aug. 26, 2003
Twin Passions: Research and Trials
FRESNO - Superior Court Judge Gary S. Austin can charm any jury. Attorneys who regularly practice before the 53-year-old jurist say it is not Austin's youthful, dark good looks that endear him to jurors but rather his gentlemanly demeanor in the courtroom.
Judge,
Fresno Superior Court
Career highlights: Appointed by Gov. George Deukmejian to Fresno Municipal Court, 19861; elevated by Deukmejian to the Superior Court, 1988; deputy district attorney, Fresno County district attorney's office, 1977-86; staff attorney in federal defender's office, Fresno, 1977; law clerk to U.S. District Judge M.D. Crocker, Fresno, 1976-77.
Law school: San Joaquin College of Law, 1976