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Dec. 16, 2019

Fair Process

Misdemeanor court should be a venue of second chances, Judge Stephanie Jones says.

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Fair Process

Stephanie G. Jones

Solano County (Fairfield)

Career Highlights: Appointed to the Solano County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Dec. 7, 2018; deputy public defender, Solano County, 2005-18

Law School: Santa Clara University School of Law, 2005
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FAIRFIELD — Overseeing a high-volume misdemeanor calendar, the last thing Judge Stephanie Jones wants in her courtroom is people who don’t have to be there.

“I try to limit the number of frivolous court appearances,” she said. “A lot of times, attorneys want appearances just for the purpose of an appearance.”

The former deputy public defender remembers the efforts she made to have her ca... (continued)

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