San Diego County (San Diego)
Career Highlights: Nominated to the 4th District Court of Appeal by Gov. Gavin Newsom, February 2023, and confirmed April 2023; appointed to the San Diego County Superior Court, December 2020; assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 2010-20; staff attorney, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 2007-10; adjunct professor, UC Hastings College of the Law, 2009-10; law clerk to U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez, Southern District of Texas, 2006-07; sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, 1996-2000
Law School: UC Davis School of Law
Career Highlights: Nominated to the 4th District Court of Appeal by Gov. Gavin Newsom, February 2023, and confirmed April 2023; appointed to the San Diego County Superior Court, December 2020; assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 2010-20; staff attorney, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 2007-10; adjunct professor, UC Hastings College of the Law, 2009-10; law clerk to U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez, Southern District of Texas, 2006-07; sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, 1996-2000
Law School: UC Davis School of Law
SAN DIEGO — Sharpness. That is the first word that comes to mind when entering Superior Court Judge Jose S. Castillo’s courtroom. His office reflects a military past.
Sure, there are the symbols and a framed promotion photo to attest that, but it is also impeccably clean – and spacious, since there is no abundance of files sitting on his desk and no wide shelves stacked with law books. It is certainly dry too, as his window wel... (continued)
