state Court of Appeal in San Francisco, where he served until his retirement in 1995. In this role he ruled on several prominent cases including the right of privacy for sufferers of HIV, the liability of the San Francisco 49ers for a player's injury and ruled against the prestigious Bohemian Club's ban on employing women. An advocate of rehabilitative justice, Newsom was also part of a panel of judges that ruled that the perpetrators of the 1976 Chowchilla kidnapping would be eligible for parole. Investment management Newsom served as a financial advisor for the Getty family businesses. He directly managed the Gordon P. Getty Family Trust, which is estimated at more than $2 billion. The trust earns about 2 percent a year resulting in approximately $40 million in annual income. He screened potential investments and made recommendations on real estate, stocks, bonds, and other ventures. "I make my living working for Gordon Getty", Newsom said in 2003. Other interests Newsom was a keen environmentalist and served on the boards of both the Sierra Club Foundation and the Environmental Defense Fund. He helped to found the Mountain Lion Preservation Foundation and was also a member of Earth Justice. He was also an advocate for otters and had one as a pet. During his judicial career he had had to curb his advocacy for environmental protection to maintain his professional neutrality. Newsom was also a keen walker and would take Gavin backpacking along the rivers of California. He had a large collection of books and would often read while in the bathtub. Newsom was married to Tessa in 1966 and their son Gavin was born the next year; a daughter followed in 1968. Newsom was divorced shortly afterwards and Tessa died in 2002. In 2004 he administered the oath of office to Gavin upon his appointment as mayor of San Francisco. Death Newsom died of ulcerative colitis at his home in San Francisco on December 12, 2018, at the age of 84, less than a month before his son Gavin took office as governor. References 1934 births 2018 deaths Judges of the California Courts of Appeal Businesspeople from San Francisco Lawyers from San Francisco Stanford University alumni University of San Francisco alumni People from Placer County, California California Democrats Newsom family 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century American judges 20th-century American lawyers