Sonia Cortés

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Sonia Cortés

Prior offices:

Superior Court of Yolo County

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Sonia Cortés was a judge of the Superior Court of Yolo County in California. She was appointed by Democratic Governor Jerry Brown on July 16, 2015, to fill the vacancy created by the conversion of a commissioner position in January 2015. Cortés was the first Latino to serve as judge for this court. Her term expired in 2016.

Education

Cortés received a bachelor's degree from the University of California at Davis, and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.

Career

• 2015-2016: Judge, Superior Court of Yolo County
• 2007-2015: Senior deputy county counsel, Yolo County Counsel’s Office
• 2002: Managing attorney, International Institute of the East Bay
• 2001-2002: Coordinating immigration attorney, La Raza Centro Legal
• 2000-2001: Immigrating attorney
• 1997-1999: Attorney, Legal Aid of the North Bay

See also

• Courts in California
• California Superior Courts
• Yolo County, California

External links

• California Courts, "Trial Court Roster"

Footnotes

California courts

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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