Santa Clara County Superior
Mullin, 59, is the presiding criminal judge in Santa Clara County, and he presides over a master criminal calendar in San Jose's Hall of Justice courthouse.
Mullin has been on the bench since 1986. Before that, he spent 14 years as a prosecutor.
"He's very comfortable being who he is, and he doesn't have to prove anything to anybody," Don Shearer, chief trial deputy for the Santa Clara County district attorney's office, said. "He's a f... (continued)