Judges and Judiciary
Jul. 9, 2002
So Far So Good for Novice Richmond Judge
RICHMOND - Usually, judges get to step into the pool one pinkie toe at a time. Not George Spanos. When Spanos took the bench in Richmond last year as a rookie Contra Costa County Superior Court judge, he didn't get to warm up with a cookie-cutter DUI trial or probation violation. Instead, he had to dive right into a complicated elder abuse case that took seven days and could have been tried as a felony.
George V. Spanos
Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge
Career Highlights: Appointed by Gov. Gray Davis, 2000; sole practitioner, Walnut Creek, 1982-2000; associate counsel, American Presidents Lines, 1978-82; associate, McCutchen Doyle Brown & Enersen, 1975-78.
Law School:
Hastings College of the Law, 1975.
Age: 56
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