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Obituaries,
Judges and Judiciary

Aug. 5, 2020

Justice William F. Rylaarsdam, 1937-2020

From a village in Holland to the California Court of Appeal.

4th Appellate District, Division 3

Eileen C. Moore

Associate Justice
California Courts of Appeal

It is hard to explain how important Justice William F. Rylaarsdam was to me. If you will forgive me for talking about myself a little, I will try to explain.

It was 1989. I had just been appointed to the superior court by Gov. George Deukmejian and was given a civil trial assignment. Everyone was very nice. When I saw other judges in the parking garage or elevator, th...

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