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Obituaries

Feb. 11, 2016

Judge William J. Birney Jr.

Former Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge William J. Birney Jr. died of heart failure after a long illness at his home in Pasadena on Sunday. He was 84.

By Steven Crighton
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Former Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge William J. Birney Jr. died of heart failure after a long illness at his home in Pasadena on Sunday. He was 84.

Birney was appointed to the Norwalk Courthouse in 1988, where he primarily covered civil cases until his retirement in 2011. Despite being a former general counsel and trial lawyer, Birney's colleague and protégé ...

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