Donald B. King

Donald Bruce King was a retired Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal in the First Appellate District, Division Five. He was appointed to the newly-created position by Governor Brown, Jr. in 1982 and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. He was also a judge on the San Francisco Superior Court from 1976 to 1982. Prior to this, he was a private law practitioner from 1959 to 1976. He was a member of the California Judges Association, the Family Law Advisory Committee to the Judicial Council, and the Bar Association of San Francisco. He was also the recipient of several awards for his public service. He was a lecturer at the Hastings College of the Law, the University of San Francisco School of Law, and the Golden Gate University School of Law. He was also the co-author of the California Practice Guide Family Law.