San Mateo County (Redwood City) Superior Court
Career Highlights: San Mateo County Superior Court judge, Jan. 2001-present (appointed by Gov. Gray Davis); San Mateo County district attorney's office, 1987-1989, 1990-2001; associate, Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold LLP, 1985-1987, 1989-1990
Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law
Career Highlights: San Mateo County Superior Court judge, Jan. 2001-present (appointed by Gov. Gray Davis); San Mateo County district attorney's office, 1987-1989, 1990-2001; associate, Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold LLP, 1985-1987, 1989-1990
Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law
By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer
REDWOOD CITY - Jonathan E. Karesh was thinking long term when then-Gov. Gray Davis appointed him to the San Mateo County Superior Court in 2001.
"When I got the job, I said, 'This is the job I want to have when I retire,'" he said. "You really have a chance to craft solutions and focus on justice."
Eleven years later, Karesh continues to enjoy the variety of civil and criminal c... (continued)
