Far Afield, but Still Keeping Farmer's Hours

FRESNO - For most people settled into their careers, the road not taken has long since vanished from the rear-view mirror. For Tony Ishii, however, it's still visible from his eighth-floor window.

Anthony W. Ishii

Fresno County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Nominated as Eastern District judge by President Bill Clinton, Feb. 12, 1997, retired April 30, 2023; Fresno County Municipal Court judge, 1994-97; Fresno County Justice Court judge, 1983-93; private practice, 1979-83; deputy public defender, Fresno County public defender's office, 1975-79; deputy city attorney, Sacramento city attorney's office, 1974-75

Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law, 1973

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By Amelia Hansen
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      FRESNO - For most people settled into their careers, the road not taken has long since vanished from the rear-view mirror. For Tony Ishii, however, it's still visible from his eighth-floor window.
      Looking southeast from his corner office at the federal building in downtown Fresno, Ishii points to a small mountain in the hazy distance.

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