Sonoma County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Sonoma County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Nov. 11, 2021; director, Sonoma County Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach, 2019-21; sole practitioner, 2014-19; deputy public defender, Solano County, 2010-13; deputy public defender, San Francisco County, 2009-10; deputy public defender, Fresno County, 2007-09.
Law School: University of San Francisco School of Law
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Sonoma County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Nov. 11, 2021; director, Sonoma County Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach, 2019-21; sole practitioner, 2014-19; deputy public defender, Solano County, 2010-13; deputy public defender, San Francisco County, 2009-10; deputy public defender, Fresno County, 2007-09.
Law School: University of San Francisco School of Law
Growing up in a rough Santa Ana neighborhood, Karlene M. Navarro says she saw violent crime firsthand, heard gunfire daily and felt the painful force of aggressive policing. Her family stayed out of their home's front room for fear of drive-by shootings. Burglaries were so common her father safeguarded the house with a cinder block and wrought iron fence.
"What stands out in my mind about that fence is that w... (continued)
