Plumas County (Quincy)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Plumas County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Feb. 27, 2018; court-appointed public defender, Plumas County, 2001-18; owner and mediator, Timberline Mediation Services 1994-2001; sole practitioner, Law Offices of Douglas M. Prouty, 1990-94; associate, Law Offices of Robert F. French 1987-90; associate, Law Offices of James Paul Green, 1982-87
Law School: San Francisco Law School, 1982
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Plumas County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Feb. 27, 2018; court-appointed public defender, Plumas County, 2001-18; owner and mediator, Timberline Mediation Services 1994-2001; sole practitioner, Law Offices of Douglas M. Prouty, 1990-94; associate, Law Offices of Robert F. French 1987-90; associate, Law Offices of James Paul Green, 1982-87
Law School: San Francisco Law School, 1982
From left, retired Plumas County Judge Ira R. Kaufman administers the oath to his replacement, Judge Douglas M. Prouty. // Courtesy of Feather Publishing
Before he shoots a whitewater rapid, Judge Douglas M. Prouty always takes a moment to survey his surroundings and make sure he chooses the correct path. The one-year bench veteran said the process isn’t too dissimilar from the courtroom.
“You read the rapid and make a decision to run it based on what you’re reading. A lot of times, I have to do the same thing in those family law cases where I’m getting the facts and I ha... (continued)
