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Governor Brown Appoints Two to Alameda County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Ursula Jones Dickson and Alison M. Tucher to judgeships in the Alameda County Superior Court. Dickson, 45, of Oakland, has been a deputy district attorney at the Alameda County District...
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Governor Brown Appoints Lawrence E. Ornell to Sonoma County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Lawrence E. Ornell to a judgeship in the Sonoma County Superior Court. Ornell, 52, of Santa Rosa, has served as a commissioner at the Sonoma County Superior Court since 2004. He served as a...
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Governor Brown Appoints Two to Sacramento County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Stephen P. Acquisto and Michael G. Bowman to judgeships in the Sacramento County Superior Court. Acquisto, 45, of Sacramento, has been chief deputy legal affairs secretary in the Office of...
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Governor Brown Appoints Christine A. Carringer to Solano County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Christine A. Carringer to a judgeship in the Solano County Superior Court. Carringer, 59, of Fairfield, has been staff counsel at Katchis Harris and Yempuku since 2009. She was of counsel at...
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Governor Brown Appoints Hugh K. Swift to Calaveras County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Hugh K. Swift to a judgeship in the Calaveras County Superior Court. Swift, 54, of Angels Camp, has been a court executive officer at the Calaveras County Superior Court since 2011. He served...
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Governor Brown Appoints John C. Cope to Contra Costa County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of John C. Cope to a judgeship in the Contra Costa County Superior Court. Cope, 50, of Benicia, has been a deputy district attorney at the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office since...
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Governor Brown Appoints Paul C. Lo to Merced County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Paul C. Lo to a judgeship in the Merced County Superior Court. Lo, 45, of Merced, has been a solo practitioner since 2003. He held multiple positions at Allen Polgar Proietti and Fagalde LLP...
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Governor Brown Appoints James K. Voysey to Santa Barbara County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of James K. Voysey to a judgeship in the Santa Barbara County Superior Court. Voysey, 63, of Santa Maria, has been an assistant public defender at the Santa Barbara County Public Defender’s...
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Governor Brown Appoints Four to Los Angeles County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Mark K. Hanasono, Daniel Juarez, Shelley L. Kaufman and Dorothy C. Kim to judgeships in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Hanasono, 39, of Los Angeles, has served as a deputy alternate...
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Governor Brown Appoints Two to Orange County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Gary L. Moorhead and Fred W. Slaughter to judgeships in the Orange County Superior Court. Moorhead, 63, of Laguna Niguel, has been a managing partner at Pohlson and Moorhead LLP since 1980....
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