The DJ’s latest tranche of justice profiles are:
- He napped on a courthouse bench. Now he’s asking voters
to keep him on one — Justice Victor A. Rodríguez of the 1st District Court of
Appeal, who spent his career in public service and ran Alameda County’s first
dedicated domestic violence courtroom, faces voters for a full 12-year term. - New Division 3 presiding justice faces voters with record
of rulings that cut both ways — A former dependency judge who put off applying to the
appellate bench to gain trial experience, Justice Rashida Adams now leads an
appellate court division. - Petrou’s PG&E defamation ruling heads to high court
as she faces voters — Justice Ioana Petrou, whose ruling wiping out a $2.16
million verdict against PG&E is before the state Supreme Court, faces her
second retention vote Nov. 3.