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Borkon sworn in as newest Alameda County judge
Peter E. Borkon took his oath of office Thursday afternoon, becoming the newest out judge on the Alameda County Superior Court.With the swearing in of Borkon, a gay man, the East Bay county now has 10 LGBTQ people serving on the bench, the largest of any in Northern California.Presiding Judge Charles Smiley administered the oath of office after Borkon's husband, Kristofer Konietzko, enrobed him in the plain black garment that is required. It is "unadorned," Smiley explained, because it signifies exercising judicial authority and should be somber.Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Borkon, an attorney, December 1.