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Photographer: Allen C. Browne
Taken: May 29, 2015
Caption: Oliver S. Whitherby
First Distinct Court Judge of San Diego County.
Additional Description: Portrait of Judge Oliver S. Whithersby in the Reconstructed Courthouse

“The district court held its first session in this courthouse on May 6, 1850, and convened here until 1869. The California legislature elected Oliver S. Whitherby the first district court judge of San Diego County, by a joint vote, for a term of two years. At the end of this term the people were to elect the next succeeding judge. The term of office was for six years.” — from a sign inside the reconstructed courthouse.
Submitted: June 7, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p310511
File Size: 2.068 Megabytes

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