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Judges and Judiciary

Jan. 31, 2015

Veteran San Francisco judge to retire

James J. McBride, a longtime judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court bench, will retire in about two weeks, he announced Thursday.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - James J. McBride, a longtime judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court bench, will retire in about two weeks, he announced Thursday.


McBride, once the court's presiding judge, said in a prepared statement that it's "time to move on and make room for new blood" after 21 years on the bench.


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