Background
Harold Haley, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Haley, was born in San Rafael, California and graduated from San Rafael High School. After receiving his law degree from San Francisco's St. Ignatius College (later known as the University of San Francisco) in 1928, Haley served as a San Rafael city attorney and as a Marin County district attorney. In 1956, he was appointed to be a municipal court judge by California Governor Goodwin Knight, and he was named to the superior court by Governor Pat Brown in 1965.
While an assistant district attorney, Haley married his high school classmate, Gertrude Ahern (c. 1904 - June 6, 2002), at St. Raphael's church on May 24, 1933. The couple eventually had three daughters. Haley's niece, Maureen, is married to former Marin County assistant district attorney and Superior Court judge Gary Thomas.
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