Superior Court Contra Costa County (Pittsburg)
By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer
PITTSBURG - For Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge John Cope, the view from his chambers of a parking lot and sports field framed by eucalyptus trees is a reminder of the intimate connection between the courthouse and the outside world.
It was at those trees, eight years ago, where Cope ran to help a man who had just been shot in the stomach. A few minutes before, Cope, then a prosecutor, had been in court ... (continued)
