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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.

Gary S. Austin
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

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