RIP Justice Paul Coffee (1932-2020)

Today's DJ has an obit for 2/6's Justice Paul H. Coffee, 1932-2020: 2nd District Court of Appeal Justice loved the sea and hated typos.

• Paul H. Coffee, who served on the 2nd District Court of Appeal for 15 years, was known for living his non-courtroom life at sea, as well as for his hatred of typos, subtle sense of humor and integrity, colleagues said Friday. Coffee died Thursday at 88.
• Coffee was born on July 10, 1932. He grew up in Madera County, where his father, Everett L. Coffee, was a district attorney and a superior court judge. ... Coffee studied business at UC Berkeley and joined the Navy. He flew fighter planes in the 1950s, but never saw combat.
• In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church, 3175 Telegraph Rd., Ventura, CA, 93003 or City of Hope Cancer Research Hospital, 1500, Duarte Rd., Duarte, CA, 91010

The MetNews has Retired Court of Appeal Justice Paul H. Coffee Dies and, from PJ Gilbert, A Colleague's Reflections on Justice Paul Coffee. Ventura County Star obit here.

Justice Coffee's oral history legacy project interview is here.