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SONIA CORTÉS

Appointed By or Elected and Sworn in:

• Appointed by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. and sworn in on September 21, 2015

Dates of Re-Elections:

• 2018

Judicial Assignments:

• Criminal (2019 - 2020, 2024 - present)
• Family (2020 - 2023)
• Criminal Arraignments (2018)
• Civil/Probate (2017-2018)
• Juvenile Justice (2015-2017)
• Juvenile Traffic (2015-2017)
• Small Claims (2015-2017)
• Trials De Novo (2015, 2018-2019)

Court Administrative Services:

• Judicial Advisor for the Grand Jury (2019)
• Yolo County Law Library Board of Trustees (2016-present)
• Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Division (2016-2017)
• Stay in School Summit (2016-2017)

Statewide Administrative Services:

• Cow County Judges' Institute Workgroup (2018-2019)

Professional Affiliations:

• California Judges' Association (2016-present)
• California Latino Judges' Association (2016-present)
• Schwartz/Levi Inn of Court (2011-present)

Pre-Judicial Experience:

• Yolo County Counsel’s Office, Senior Deputy (2007-2015), Deputy (2002-2007)
• International Institute of the East Bay, Managing Attorney (2002)
• La Raza Centro Legal, Immigration Attorney (2000-2002)
• Legal Aid of the North Bay, Staff Attorney (1997-1999)

Academic Credentials:

• Juris Doctorate from University of California, Berkeley School of Law (1996)
• Bachelor of Arts from University of California, Davis (1993)