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Nov. 17, 2011

Joni T. Hiramoto

Despite being robbed in Richmond, Judge Joni T. Hiramoto is committed to serving there.

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Joni T. Hiramoto
Superior Court Contra Costa County (Richmond)

By Laura Ernde

Daily Journal Staff Writer

RICHMOND - Popping into a Thai restaurant near the courthouse for lunch on a recent Wednesday, Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Joni T. Hiramoto casually mentions that she was robbed in the establishment three years earlier.

She and her son were eating dinner when a man walked in with what looked like a gun in the pocket of his hoodie. He took Hiramoto's wallet, although she had the presence of mind t... (continued)

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