San Joaquin County (Stockton)
Career Highlights: Appointed to San Joaquin Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Oct. 15, 2018; elected to the San Jan Joaquin County Superior Court, June 2018; commissioner, San Joaquin County Superior Court, 2016-18; sole practitioner, Stockton, 2006-16; deputy district attorney, San Joaquin County, 1998-2006
Law School: University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Career Highlights: Appointed to San Joaquin Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Oct. 15, 2018; elected to the San Jan Joaquin County Superior Court, June 2018; commissioner, San Joaquin County Superior Court, 2016-18; sole practitioner, Stockton, 2006-16; deputy district attorney, San Joaquin County, 1998-2006
Law School: University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
STOCKTON — Felony cases make up most of Judge John Soldati’s schedule, but once a week, he gets to focus on kids.
Soldati inherited his predecessor’s assignment, which includes a day each week in San Joaquin County’s juvenile dependency court. But the judge said he believes there’s another reason why he was asked to assume the arrangement.
“We have six children, and when I got that assig... (continued)
