SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — On Wendesday, California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced various the appointments of a judgeship in California County Superior Courts.
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Danielle K. Douglas to a judgeship in the Contra Costa County County Superior Court.
Douglas, 40, of San Francisco, has served as an assistant district attorney at the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office since 2013. She was a deputy district attorney at the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office from 2000 to 2013. Douglas earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Missouri Western State University. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge William M. Kolin. Douglas is a Democrat. The compensation for this position is $181,292.
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Christopher G. Rudy, Joshua Weinstein and Charles E. Wilson II to judgeships in the Santa Clara County Superior Court.
Rudy, 53, of Boulder Creek, has been a partner at Stenberg Sunseri Roe Pickard and Rudy since 1994, where he was an associate from 1991 to 1993. He was an associate attorney at Ubhaus and Collins PC from 1989 to 1990. Rudy earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Santa Clara University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Jose State University. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Joyce Allegro. Rudy is a Democrat.
Weinstein, 55, of San Francisco, has served as a judicial staff attorney at the First District Court of Appeal since 2008. He was a visiting professional at the International Criminal Court in The Hague in 2007, a senior attorney at the Judicial Council of California from 1998 to 2007 and Special Master for the San Francisco County Superior Court from 2003 to 2005. Weinstein was a staff attorney at the Sixth District Appellate Program from 1994 to 1998, a training supervisor at the Washington Appellate Defender Association from 1990 to 1994 and a staff attorney at the Seattle-King County Public Defender Association from 1989 to 1990. He served as a deputy public defender at the Santa Clara County Public Defender Office from 1987 to 1989 and as a research attorney at the Santa Clara County Superior Court from 1986 to 1987. Weinstein earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Golden Gate University School of Law and a Bachelor of Science degree from Boston University. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Jerome Nadler. Weinstein is a Democrat.
Wilson, 39, of East Palo Alto, has served as a deputy district attorney at the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office since 2007. He was a litigation associate at Gordon and Rees LLP from 2003 to 2007 and at Phillips Spallas and Fotouhi in 2003. Wilson earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Francisco, School of Law, a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of San Francisco, School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Diane M. Northway. Wilson is a Democrat.
The compensation for each of these positions is $181, 292.
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Matthew C. Braner, Enrique E. Camarena, Selena D. Epley and Daniel F. Link to judgeships in the San Diego County Superior Court.
Braner, 55, of San Diego, has served as supervisor at the San Diego County Primary Public Defender’s Office, Writs and Appeals Unit since 2009, where he has served as a deputy public defender since 1998. Braner served as a felony trial deputy at the San Diego County Public Defender’s Office from 1992 to 1998, where he was a misdemeanor and felony trial deputy from 1989 to 1992. He served as a trial deputy at the San Bernardino County Public Defender’s Office from 1988 to 1989 and was an associate at the Law Offices of Christopher F. Emley from 1985 to 1987. Braner earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Richard G. Cline. Braner is a Democrat.
Camarena, 40, of Chula Vista, has served as a deputy district attorney at the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office since 1999. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth College. Camarena fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge John S. Einhorn. Camarena is a Republican.
Epley, 46, of Chula Vista, has served as assistant supervising attorney for a central felony team at the San Diego County Primary Public Defender’s Office since 2012, where she has served in several positions since 1995, including deputy public defender and training director at the South Bay Branch Office. She was a law clerk at the San Diego County Public Defender’s Office in 1995. Epley earned a Juris Doctor degree from Stanford Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge William H. McAdam. Epley is a Democrat.
Link, 38, of San Diego, has served as a deputy district attorney at the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office since 2001, where he was a law clerk from 2000 to 2001. Link was president of the San Diego County Bar Association in 2011. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Diego School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Richard E. Mills. Link is a Democrat.
The compensation for each of these positions is $181, 292.
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Thomas A. Delaney and Nancy E. Zeltzer to judgeships in the Orange County Superior Court.
Delaney, 47, of Santa Ana, has been a partner at Sedgwick LLP since 2002. He was an associate attorney at Sedgwick Detert Moran and Arnold LLP from 1995 to 2001 and at Bodkin McCarthy Sargent and Smith from 1992 to 1995. Delaney is founder and chair of the Sedgwick LLP Hispanic Lawyers Forum. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School Los Angeles and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Loyola Marymount University. Delaney fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge B. Tam Nomoto Schumann. Delaney is a Democrat.
Zeltzer, 62, of Santa Ana, has been a partner in the Labor and Employment Practices group at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith since 2006, where she has held several positions since 1987, including associate, partner, administrative partner and managing partner. She was an associate at Ruston and Nance from 1983 to 1987 and from 1978 to 1981. Zeltzer served as a deputy attorney at the California Department of Transportation, Legal Division from 1981 to 1983. She earned Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Laws degrees from the Western State University, College of Law. Zeltzer fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Nho T. Nguyen. Zeltzer is a Democrat.
The compensation for each of these positions is $181, 292.
