Glenn County (Willows)
Career Highlights: Appointed by Gov. Pete Wilson as Glenn County Superior Court judge, 1998; partner, Meckfessel, Hopkins & Byrd, 1980-98; partner, Geis, Meckfessel, Hopkins & Byrd, 1979; associate, Geis, Meckfessel & Hopkins, 1976-78
Law School: University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 1975
Career Highlights: Appointed by Gov. Pete Wilson as Glenn County Superior Court judge, 1998; partner, Meckfessel, Hopkins & Byrd, 1980-98; partner, Geis, Meckfessel, Hopkins & Byrd, 1979; associate, Geis, Meckfessel & Hopkins, 1976-78
Law School: University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 1975
WILLOWS — On its face, little has changed in the Glenn County courthouse since it was built in 1894, according to Presiding Judge Donald C. Byrd.
That hasn’t stopped Byrd, a Willows native who was re-elected this year, from making changes to a superior court that seems partly frozen in time. Byrd’s courtroom features law books in glass cases alongside microphones and speakers that do not work.
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