
Santa Clara County (San Jose) Superior Court
By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN JOSE - Daniel T. Nishigaya played a key role when Santa Clara County changed its
system for handling felony proceedings in 2012 by expanding the number of designated
pretrial judges from one to four.
Nishigaya was among the first group of four judges to try out the new case manager
position. As colleagues switched to different assignments, he has remained a case
manager for two-and-a-half years, han... (continued)