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Obituaries,
Judges and Judiciary,
California Courts of Appeal

Dec. 14, 2018

Governor-elect’s father remembered as analytical justice who was devoted to the environment

Retired 1st District Court of Appeal Justice William A. Newsom III died Wednesday. He was 84.

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Retired 1st District Court of Appeal Justice William A. Newsom III died Wednesday. He was 84.

Newsom, the father of governor-elect Gavin Newsom, leaves a legacy as an environmental activist, an attorney and a jurist on the county and appellate levels.

The elder Newsom was remembered this week for hearing a landmark case involving the Bohemian Grove, his connections to three of California’s most po...

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