Contra Costa County (Martinez) Superior Court
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By Paul Jones
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Like most judges, Barry Baskin says he approaches cases before him with the mindset of an impartial outsider. But unlike most, Baskin also has an outsider's perspective on the entire U.S. legal system, having come to it as an immigrant.
Baskin left his home country of South Africa in 1986 because of his opposition to apartheid. Appointed to the bench by Gov. Gray Davis in 2002, ... (continued)
