Judge Richard T. Ford
With sadness, the court announces the passing of Judge Richard T. Ford. Born in 1930, Judge Ford was appointed to the US Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of California, in January 1988 and retired in February 1998. He served as an active recall judge between 1998 and 2008 and again between 2009 and 2012. Judge Ford graduated from Fresno State College in 1952 and Hastings College of Law in 1958 and was also a U.S. Army veteran. While in private practice, he was an early president of the Central California Bankruptcy Association. Judge Ford is remembered by his colleagues as the judge they each aspire to be. A gentle soul by nature, Judge Ford called the balls and the strikes without apology or hesitation.