
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Alameda County Superior Court by Gov. Pete Wilson, 1997, retired 2023; sole practitioner, 1994-97, Livermore; associate, Rifkind & Fuerch, Pleasanton, 1991-94; associate, Eskanos & Adler, Oakland, 1982-91
Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law
DUBLIN — Stepping into Judge Jacob Blea’s Alameda County chambers is like traveling through a portal to Los Angeles. Lakers, Dodgers and USC Trojan memorabilia fill his book cases.
He’s originally from Southern California, where he used to teach high school English and coach basketball. Blea himself played college hoops as a guard at the time Lakers legend Jerry West was still draining shots.
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