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Aug. 1, 2007

Speaking His Mind

Learning the criminal-court ropes, San Mateo County Judge Gerald J. Buchwald dispenses with the big stick but makes good use of his soft voice.

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Speaking His Mind
San Mateo County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Retired March 31, 2022 from the San Mateo Superior Court, appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2005; attorney, Ropers, Majeski, Kohn, and Bentley, 1999-2005; attorney, Severson & Werson, 1976-98; clerk, state Supreme Court, 1973-74

Law School: Northwestern School of Law, 1973
By Dennis Pfaff
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO - San Mateo Superior Court Judge Gerald J. Buchwald sometimes speaks so quietly that his voice is barely audible in his courtroom.
      But that doesn't mean he's afraid to use it.
      Whether he's ordering a county prosecutor to deliver a jail physician to court to explain what's ... (continued)

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