Renee C. Reyna, 40, of Belmont, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the San Mateo County Superior Court. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Gonzaga University School of Law. She was an Associate at Caldwell Leslie and Proctor PC from 2005 to 2007 and at Bernabei and Katz PLLC from 2002 to 2005. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge David I. Contact: Email the governor. Gov. Geraldine Wong-Williams, 43, of San Bernardino County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the San Bernardino County Superior Court. Jefferson has served as a Chief Deputy Public Defender at the Monterey County Public Defenders Office since 2021, where he has served in several positions since 2015. An answer to each question must be entered, or you will not be allowed to go to the next page of the application. The compensation for this position is $256,138. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Robert C. Fracchia. Governor Newsom Announces Judicial Appointments 11.7.22 - Sacramento, CA. Singertonearned a Juris Doctor degree from LoyolaLaw School Los Angeles. She fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Edward A. Torpoco. California Gov. The compensation for each of these positions is $231,174. Main Address: 1303 10th Street, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA, 95814. Rodrigo was Managing Attorney at Macey & Aleman/Legal Helpers in 2010. Gavin Newsom on March 28. San Bernardino Superior Court has an overall need of 31 judges - the highest need in the state. Kelly Babineau, 51, of Sacramento County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Nevada County Superior Court. He served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney at the U.S. Attorneys Office, Northern District of California from 2012 to 2022. Babineau is a Democrat. You must submit a complete packet, including the . Vogt earned a Juris Doctor degree from the San Joaquin College of Law. She served as a Deputy Attorney General at the California Attorney Generals Office from 2020 to 2022. She is a Democrat. Hansen fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Paul M. Marigonda. He was a Staff Attorney at the Center for Community Solutions in 2004. Justice Jenkins then decides which applicants are sent to the Judicial Selection Advisory Committees (JSAC). Mittal has served as a Deputy Chief at the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Central District of California since 2019, where he has also served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney since 2011. Mr. Cspedes career is the model of professionalism and he has demonstrated a consistent commitment to diversity and inclusion. You may also inform us of any significant changes or corrections to your original application (e.g., change of address; notification of significant professional accomplishments, change of assignment that occurred after the original application was completed, etc.). Newsom. A person is ineligible to be a judge of a court of record unless for 10 years immediately preceding selection, the person has been a member of the State Bar or served as a judge of a court of record in this State. Cal. A. Marisa Chun,56,ofSan Francisco, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the San Francisco County Superior Court. Elizabeth G. Macias, Superior Court of Orange County; Hon. He was a Litigator at Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire from 2004 to 2018, rising to Partner in 2012. She earned aJuris Doctor degree from the Western State University, College ofLaw. Janice M. Williams, 61, of Vacaville, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Solano County Superior Court. As a bridge builder he has worked throughout his career to make our justice system more just, bringing in people who reflect the rich diversity of the communities who seek justice in our courts. John Wilkerson, 52, of San Bernardino County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the San Bernardino County Superior Court. She is scheduled to be sworn in by Gov. Maria Morga, 50, of Alameda County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Alameda County Superior Court. Since taking office in 2019, Newsom has made diversity a priority with his judicial appointments. This position requires the completion of a review by the State Bars Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation and confirmation by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. Dominguez earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Southern California School of Law. Hansen has served as a Commissioner at the Santa Cruz County Superior Court since 2022. Ian C. Fusselman, 53, of Pasadena, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Morga fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Trina L. Thompson. She fills the vacancy of a new position created on July 1, 2022. SACRAMENTO Governor Gavin Newsom today announced his nomination of three Court of Appeal Justices: Judge Danny Chou as an Associate Justice of the First District Court of Appeal, Division Five; Judge Rashida Adams as an Associate Justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Three; and Judge Jose S. Castillo as an Associate Justice of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division One. She was a Sole Practitioner from 2006 to 2008 and an Associate at Ivie McNeill & Wyatt from 2003 to 2006. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Halim Dhanidina. Justice Brown served as a Law Clerk for the Honorable M. Margaret McKeown at the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit from 1998 to 1999 and was an Associate at Morrison and Foerster LLP from 1996 to 1997. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from Whittier College of Law. She was a Contract Attorney on the Panel at the Office of the Federal Defender, Eastern District of California from 2010 to 2021 and for the Sacramento County Conflict Criminal Defenders from 2009 to 2022. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Kirk H. Nakamura. Superior Court Forms Committee To Eliminate Courtroom Bias. Each application is given thorough and careful consideration. Fusselman is a Democrat. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Santa Barbara College of Law. Justice Jackson was an Adjunct Professor at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law from 2006 to 2019 and at the University of San Francisco School of Law from 2004 to 2019. Richard Bloom, 69, of Los Angeles County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. He was an Associate at Gordon and Rees LLP from 2003 to 2007 and at Phillips, Spallas and Angstadt in 2003. Singerton is registered without party preference. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Davis School of Law. He is a Democrat. Heserved as a Deputy Alternate Public Defender atWallraff& Associates from 2004 to2006. Martin Jenkins '80 was appointed by Gov. She was a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales at Terence St. J. Millett, Solicitors from 1986 to 1989. Welcome to the Northern Ireland Assembly web site, which was set up to inform interested viewers of the day-to-day business and historical background of devolved Government in Northern Ireland. Wilkerson is registered without party preference. Secretary Luis Cspedes, Judicial Appointments Secretary to Governor Gavin Newsom. She has served as a Judge at the Los Angeles County Superior Court since 2017. If you have already done so and are returning to complete your application, you can login using the credentials you provided. Maura Tracy Healey (born February 8, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 73rd governor of Massachusetts since 2023. He was a Partner at Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP from 2007 to 2022 and an Associate there from 2001 to 2006. She served as a Staff Attorney at the City and County of San Francisco Office of Citizen Complaints from 2002 to 2003 and was a Sole Practitioner from 2001 to 2003. He was an Associate at Payne & Fears LLP from 2004 to 2005 and served as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Melvin T. Brunetti at the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit from 2003 to 2004. Oliverearned a Juris Doctor degree from Whittier Law School and a Master of Arts degree in counseling psychology from John F. Kennedy University. He was a Partner and Attorney at Bonilla and Cintean LLP from 2010 to 2013 and served as a Deputy District Attorney at the Sacramento County District Attorneys Office from 2005 to 2010. Judge Charles E. Wilson II, 46, of East Palo Alto, has been nominated to serve as an Associate Justice of the Sixth District Court of Appeal. He served as a Staff Attorney at the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit from 2007 to 2010 and was an Adjunct Professor at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law from 2009 to 2010. Jerry BustosVinluanIII,49,of Santa Cruz, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Santa Cruz County Superior Court. She was an Associate at Brobeck, Phleger and Harrison from 1992 to 1994. Garcia has served as a Commissioner at the Riverside County Superior Court since 2021. SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced his nomination of four Court of Appeal Justices: Justice Tracie L. Brown as Presiding Justice of the First District Court of Appeal, Division Four; Judge Tari Cody as an Associate Justice of the Second District . Rodriguezwas an Associate atthe Gonzalez Law Groupfrom 2009 to 2013 and served as a Deputy District Attorney at the RiversideCounty District Attorneys Office from 2006 to 2009. Lawyer Representative to 9th Cir. Judge Lie was a Litigation Associate at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter and Hampton LLP in 2000 and served as a Deputy Public Defender at the San Diego County Public Defenders Office from 1995 to 2000. Newsom appointed Jenkins in 2020, and he is the first openly gay man to serve on the court and the third Black man to do so. Luis Cspedes is the best person to serve California as the Governors Judicial Appointments Secretary. Cadet has served as an Assistant U.S.Attorney at theU.S. Attorneys Office, Northern District of California since 2001. Deen has been a Shareholder at Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel Inc. since 1998, where she has held several positions since 1991, including Firmwide Litigation Chair. Brown. He served as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Joseph T. Sneed at the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit from 2002 to 2003. Carlisle has been President and Chief Executive Officer at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science since 2011. Wood has been a Shareholder at Reid & Hellyer APC since 2021, where she was an Associate from 2016 to 2020. Const, Art. She is a Democrat. VI, section 15 (2007). Judge Wilson served as a Deputy District Attorney at the Alameda County District Attorneys Office from 2007 to 2014. This position requires confirmation by the Commission on Judicial Appointments, which consists of Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, Attorney General Rob Bonta and Senior Presiding Justice Arthur Gilbert. Mittal was an Associate at Quinn Emanuel LLP from 2008 to 2009. Bonilla earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. Riebli served as a Deputy District Attorney at the Marin County District Attorneys Office from 2011 to 2012. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Joseph A. Soldani. Marie Elena Wood, 45, of Murrieta, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Riverside County Superior Court. We are pleased to be working with the Governor's Judicial Appointment Secretary Luis Cspedes to see that our bench becomes more diverse and reflective of the greater diversity in the state of California and San Bernardino County as a whole. Failure to follow all of the instructions will delay or foreclose consideration of your application. The Commission consists of Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Attorney General Rob Bonta and Senior Presiding Justice J. Anthony Kline. 117-701 - report on the activity of the committee on financial services of the united states house of representatives for the one hundred and seventeenth congress 117th congress (2021-2022) She served as a Deputy District Attorney in the San Mateo County District Attorneys Office from 1981 to 1984. Cespedes talked about groundbreakers [] Rodrigo earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of La Verne College of Law and a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of La Verne. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from Stanford Law School and a Master of Arts degree in engineering from the University of Cambridge. Fusselman earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Southern California School of Law. She served as a Senior Attorney at the California Supreme Court from 2016 to 2019 and as a Staff Attorney at the San Mateo County Superior Court from 2010 to 2016. She was Corporate Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the American Division at Anderson Clayton Queensland Cotton from 2001 to 2003, a Deputy District Attorney at the Fresno County District Attorneys Office from 1998 to 2001 and an Associate at Richard A. Ciummo and Associates from 1996 to 1998. 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