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Aug. 27, 2014

Arthur A. Garcia

Many years ago, Judge Arthur Garcia rode his father's trash truck to court to be sworn in.

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Santa Barbara County (Santa Maria) Superior Court

By Vik Jolly

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA MARIA - It was the summer of 1978. Superior Court Judge Arthur A. Garcia remembers walking a few miles to the downtown courthouse here to be sworn in as an attorney. His then-wife was using their only car, so Garcia trudged on in the sweltering midday heat, wearing a new suit.

A trash truck suddenly pulled up alongside the Loyola Law School graduate, fresh from success on the bar exam. His father, Gilbert Gar... (continued)

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