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Justice Donald King was a lifelong resident of San Francisco. He attended college at Auburn University, but returned to San Francisco to finish his degree at the University of San Francisco. He served in the Army and then attended law school at USF. He went into private practice and was involved in politics, becoming the Chairman of the Democratic Central Committee in 1962. In 1976, he was appointed to the San Francisco Superior Court by Governor Jerry Brown, Jr. During his time on the court, he implemented a mediation system for custody cases, which was successful in helping parents make decisions about their children.