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Dale A. Reinholtsen
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Dale A. Reinholtsen is a judge for the Superior Court of Humboldt County in California. He was elevated from the municipal court to the superior court by former Governor Pete Wilson in 1996 to succeed William F. Ferroggiaro. Reinholtsen was re-elected in 2012.[1][2]
Education
Reinholtsen received a bachelor's degree from Humboldt State University and a J.D. from the University of California, Davis.[3]
Career
Prior to becoming a judge for the Superior Court of Humboldt County, Reinholtsen was an attorney in Eureka, Calif., and a former deputy district attorney. He also served as municipal court judge.[2]
Elections
2012
- See also: California judicial elections, 2012
Reinholtsen ran for re-election to the superior court in 2012. As an unopposed incumbent, his name did not appear on the ballot. After the primary election, Reinholtsen was automatically re-elected.[4]
Noteworthy events
Public admonishment (2015)
In September 2015, the California Commission on Judicial Performance publicly admonished Judge Dale Reinholtsen for falsely reporting that cases had been cleared before they really were in order to receive his paycheck. According to California law, judges must decide cases in 90 days after they have been argued. If a judge fails to do so, his or her paycheck is forfeited. Judges have to sign affidavits ensuring that their cases are on track.[5]
The admonishment stated that Reinholtsen "engaged in improper conduct when he signed and submitted false salary affidavits on seven occasions, received his salary for judicial office in violation of law on 13 occasions, failed to act timely on over 20 matters that had been assigned to him, and failed to prepare a case progression plan in a case he exempted from meeting certain disposition time goals."[5]
Read Judge Reinholtsen's public admonishment in full here.
Reinholtsen's colleague at the Humboldt County Superior Court, Judge Christopher G. Wilson, was publicly admonished on the same charges in January 2016.[6]
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Footnotes
- ↑ California Courts, "Trial Courts Roster," accessed May 29, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 North Coast Journal, "Generation Next on the Bench," April 1998
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Dale A. Reinholtsen Judge Profile," accessed May 29, 2015
- ↑ Humboldt County Registrar, "Candidate Handbook"scroll to page 5
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lost Coast Outpost, "Judge Dale Reinholtsen Publicly Admonished For False Salary Records, Delayed Decisions," September 3, 2015
- ↑ Lost Coast Outpost, "Another Humboldt Judge Regularly Submitted Fake Paperwork to Get Paid, State Commission Finds," January 24, 2016
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Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California
State courts:
California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts
State resources:
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