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Governor Brown Appoints Delia Trevino to Alameda County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Delia Trevino to a judgeship in the Alameda County Superior Court. Trevino, 45, of Oakland, has served as a deputy district attorney at the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office since...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Joseph Moss, 48, of Lincoln, has been appointed chief of the Contract Beds Unit at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, where he has served as acting chief of...
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Governor Brown Appoints Stephen P. Freccero to Marin County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Stephen P. Freccero to a judgeship in the Marin County Superior Court. Freccero, 56, of Larkspur, has been a partner at Morrison and Foerster LLP since 2000, where he was of counsel from 1998...
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Governor Brown Appoints Three to Fresno County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Mark E. Cullers, Mary Dolas and Michael G. Idiart to judgeships in the Fresno County Superior Court. Cullers, 57, of Clovis, has served as chief of the U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern...
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Governor Brown Appoints Two to Santa Clara County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Jose S. Franco and Nona L. Klippen to judgeships in the Santa Clara County Superior Court. Franco, 42, of San Jose, has served as supervisor of the Juvenile Justice Unit at the Santa Clara...
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Governor Brown Appoints Seven to Los Angeles County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Michelle M. Ahnn, Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, Stephen I. Goorvitch, Maurice A. Leiter, Catherine J. Pratt, Theresa M. Traber and Joshua D. Wayser to judgeships in the Los Angeles County...
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Governor Brown Appoints Raimundo J. Montes De Oca to Santa Barbara County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Raimundo J. Montes De Oca to a judgeship in the Santa Barbara County Superior Court. Montes De Oca, 67, of Carpinteria, has served as the Santa Barbara County Public Defender since 2011 and...
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Governor Brown Appoints Kimberly J. Merrifield to Butte County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Kimberly J. Merrifield to a judgeship in the Butte County Superior Court. Merrifield, 48, of Chico, has been an attorney in private practice and a contract attorney at the Butte Office of the...
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Governor Brown Appoints Two to San Diego County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of James A. Mangione and Tilisha T. Martin to judgeships in the San Diego County Superior Court. Mangione, 61, of San Diego, has been a partner at Wingert, Grebing, Brubaker and Juskie LLP since...
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Governor Brown Appoints Gayle L. Peron to San Luis Obispo County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Gayle L. Peron to a judgeship in the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court. Peron, 60, of San Luis Obispo, has served as a commissioner at the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court since...
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