
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Inyo County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown in June 2018. Formerly sole practitioner.
Law School: University of Montana School of Law, 1996
Inyo County Superior Court
BISHOP — Judge Stephen Place’s jurisdiction is surrounded by several record-holding landmarks.
“Death Valley, the Badwater Basin, is the lowest point in the continental 48 states,” he said. “Then you have Mount Whitney, which is the highest point in the continental 48. ... They are about 150 miles apart from each other.”
There’s also the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, home to the worl... (continued)