
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Shasta County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Feb. 27, 2018; partner, Burgess & Bogener, Redding, 2015-18; partner, associate, Maire & Burgess, Redding, 2002-15
Law School: University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 2002
Shasta County Superior Court
A mother, on the run for eight months with her young daughter, eventually made her way from Nashville to Judge Jody Burgess’ Shasta County courtroom in Redding.
She evaded police, was in and out of abuse shelters, and when she was finally tracked down, alleged her child had been sexually abused back home by her father’s twin brother, Burgess said.
Although a Tennessee court had granted ... (continued)