Alameda County (Oakland)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the 1st District Court of Appeal by Gov. Gavin Newsom, and confirmed May 2024; appointed to the Alameda County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, April 8, 2010; senior associate, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, San Francisco, 2005-10; deputy district attorney, Alameda County, 1997-2005
Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law, 1997
Career Highlights: Appointed to the 1st District Court of Appeal by Gov. Gavin Newsom, and confirmed May 2024; appointed to the Alameda County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, April 8, 2010; senior associate, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, San Francisco, 2005-10; deputy district attorney, Alameda County, 1997-2005
Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law, 1997
OAKLAND — Being a presiding judge means a lot more than making sure the lights are turned off at the end of the day.
“We definitely stay here a long time, and thankfully, with all of our cell phones and mobile devices, we can continue monitoring things from afar even after we turn off all the lights,” joked Judge Tara Desautels.
She became Alameda County’s presiding judge at the start of... (continued)
