
By Craig Anderson
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN JOSE - From the time he joined the Santa Clara County district attorney's office in 1996 to his appointment as a Superior Court judge last year, Daniel Nishigaya has been marked for stardom.
He was first in his class at Santa Clara University School of Law. While in school, Nishigaya served as a research assistant to professor Gerald Uelmen, a prominent defense attorney for whom he did legal research i... (continued)