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Rosendo Peña, Jr.
Rosendo Peña Jr. is a justice on the California Fifth District Court of Appeal. He was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown in 2012.[1][2] He was the first Latino to be appointed to the Fifth District.[3] Peña ran for retention in 2014, winning a new term that expires on January 3, 2027.[4][5]
Education
Peña received his undergraduate degree from California State University - Fresno in 1977 and his J.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles Law School in 1980.[6]
Career
- 2012 - Present: Associate justice, California Fifth District Court of Appeal
- 2002-2012: Judge, Superior Court of Fresno County
- 1994-2002: Lead attorney, Court of Appeal, Fifth District
- 1998-2002: Judge pro tem, Small claims court
- 1994-2000: Adjunct professor, San Joaquin College of Law
- 1992-1994: Associate counsel, Hernandez & Ramirez Law Offices
- 1990-1992: Deputy, State Attorney General’s Office, Fresno
- 1983-1990: Lead attorney, Court of Appeal, Fifth District
- 1981-1983: Deputy, State Public Defender’s Office, Los Angeles[6]
Awards and associations
Associations
- 2003-Present: Honorary member, La Raza Lawyers in Fresno
- 1984-2002: Member
- 2006-Present: Member, California Latino Judges Association
- 2008-Present: Board member, Fresno State Alumni Association
- 2012: Member, Fresno Unified School District Graduation Task Force
- 2011: Committee member, Central Valley Hispanic Youth Institute (Hispanic College Fund)
- 2003-2005; 2010: Board trustee, Fresno County Law Library
- 2006-2008: Vice chair, Fresno Superior Court Mock Trial Program
- 1989-2002: Member, Fresno County Bar Association
- 1990-2000: Member, Latin American Business Club
- 1992-1994: Member, Madera County Bar Association
- 1989-1992: Board member, Central California Legal Services, Inc.
- 1988-1990: Community advisor, Fresno State Chicanos in Law Club
- 1984-1986: Little League Head Coach[6]
Elections
2014
Peña Jr. was retained to the 5th District Court of Appeal with 55.8 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [5]
2010
Peña ran unopposed for re-election for the Superior Court of Fresno County in California.[7]
Recent news
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See also
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Courthouse News, "First Latino Justice Named to Fifth District
- ↑ Metropolitan News-Enterprise, "Commission Confirms Three to Appellate Courts," December 21, 2012
- ↑ Fresno State News, "Alum Peña continues climb in California judicial ranks," December 20, 2012
- ↑ Judicial selection in California
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 California Secretary of State, "General Election -November 4,2014 Official Certified List of Candidates," August 28, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 California Courts, "Rosendo Pena, Jr.," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ California Courts, "Trial Courts Roster," accessed November 11, 2016
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
