David Durfee Minier was born on October 1,1934 and is an American retired politician who was a City Councilman, District Attorney of Santa Barbara County and Madera County, and California judge.
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David Minier has studied at the National Judicial College, The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School, and Oxford University.
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David Minier traveled to over one hundred countries around the world.
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David Minier climbed Mount Fuji and Mount Kilimanjaro and competed in police athletic events internationally.
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David Minier was a city councilman in Santa Maria from 1964 to 1966.
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David Minier was Judge of the Superior Court of Madera County from 1991 to 2003.
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David Minier was DA in Santa Barbara County during the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill, and the trial of Gourgen Yanikian in 1972, for the assassination of two Turkish consular officials.
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David Minier blocked evidence of the Armenian genocide from the court, fearing that it would lead to jury nullification.
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David Minier prosecuted about 900 rioters during the 1970 riots in Isla Vista.
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In 1994 Minier sued the CIA for withholding information on the assassination of John F Kennedy.
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David Minier served as military attorney for the California State Military Reserve from 1983 to 2004, retired as Colonel.
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David Minier was awarded the US Army Commendation Medal and Order of California for his military service.