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Judge Fall

  • Judge Fall

    TIMOTHY FALL

    Appointed By or Elected and Sworn in:

    • Appointed by Governor Pete Wilson and sworn in on July 31, 1995 (Municipal) and June 3, 1998 (Superior)

    Dates of Re-Elections:

    • 2014
    • 2008
    • 2002
    • 1996

    Judicial Assignments:

    • Criminal (2017-present)
    • Civil/Probate (2014-2016)
    • Criminal (2008-2013)
    • Civil/Probate (2006-2007)

    Court Administrative Services:

    • Court Construction Oversight/Advisory Committee (2013-2014)
    • Security Committee (2012-2014)
    • New Facility Advisory Committee (2009-2010, 2012)
    • 2X2 Committee (2008-2009)
    • Facilities Committee (2008)
    • Presiding Judge (1999)

    Statewide Administrative Services:

    • California Judges' Association Ethics Committee (2001-2015)
    • California Judges' Foundation Board of Directors (2011-2014)
    • California Judges' Association Executive Board (2007-2010)
    • California Judicial Council Advisory Committee on Judicial Service (2003-2006)
    • California Judicial Council Task Force on Judicial Service (2001-2002)
    • California Judicial Council Task Force on Quality of Justice, subcommittee on Quality of Judicial Service (1998-1999)
    • California Judges’ Association Discipline Committee (1997-1999)
    • Yolo County Criminal Justice Cabinet (1998)

    Professional Affiliations:

    • California Judges’ Association

    Teaching Experience:

    • Annual Lecture on the US Constitution to international lawyers for UC Davis Extension/King Hall School of Law, USA Law Program (intensive English component) (1993-present)
    • CJER Faculty: Qualifying Ethics (II, III, IV and V) (2004-present)
    • CJER Curriculum Committee: Drafting Qualifying Ethics IV; Judicial Ethics Education Committee (2006-2009)
    • CJER Curriculum Committee: Judicial Reasoning and Decision-Making (2001)
    • CJER Faculty: Court Management Course (2000)

    Pre-Judicial Experience:

    • Bolling, Walter & Gawthrop, Sacramento, CA (1987-1995)
    • Yolo County Bar Association Executive Committee (1994-95):
      • Treasurer (1994)
      • Secretary (1995)
      • Chair of Bench/Bar Committee (1995)

    Academic Credentials:

    • Juris Doctorate from UC Davis, King Hall School of Law (1987)
    • Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies from UC Santa Barbara, with honors (1984)
    • Sussex University, Brighton, England, Early Modern British History (1983-1984)
    • Associates in Arts, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA (1981)