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Jennifer Jean O’Keefe

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Jennifer Jean O’Keefe is a judge of the Superior Court of Monterey County in California. She assumed office in 2021.
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She was appointed to the court on March 25, 2021 by Gavin Newsom (D) to replace Efren N. Iglesia.[1]
Although California Superior Court judges are elected in nonpartisan elections, a press release from Gov. Newsom's office announcing O'Keefe's appointment on March 25, 2021, identified her as a Democrat.[1]
Biography
O'Keefe received her J.D. from the Catholic University of America School of Law. From 2005 to 2010, she served as a Deputy Public Defender at the Fresno County Office of the Public Defender. From 2010 onwards, she served as a Deputy Public Defender at the Monterey County Office of the Public Defender until becoming Chief Deputy Public Defender in 2017. She has also been a Professor at the Monterey College of Law since 2015.[1]
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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:
Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California