Stanislaus County (Modesto)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Stanislaus County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, August 2018, elected June 5, 2018; deputy county counsel, Stanislaus County, 1999-2018; deputy public defender, Stanislaus County, 1996-99; JAG officer, U.S. Navy, 1990-96
Law School: University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 1990
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Stanislaus County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, August 2018, elected June 5, 2018; deputy county counsel, Stanislaus County, 1999-2018; deputy public defender, Stanislaus County, 1996-99; JAG officer, U.S. Navy, 1990-96
Law School: University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 1990
MODESTO — Judge Carrie Stephens’ legal career began with the U.S. Navy, which allowed her to traverse the world’s oceans. Nowadays, she’s mostly floating between criminal and juvenile departments.
Stephens was an attorney and judge in the Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps and still occasionally serves as an appellate judge on the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals.
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