SAN FRANCISCO — A Harley-riding, karaoke-singing judge is taking over as chief of the Northern District. But don’t expect a show-stealing renegade.

U.S. District Judge James Ware will be a consensus-building leader who will continue the work of chiefs before him and serve as a friendly public face of the court, his colleagues say.

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