San Diego County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed San Diego County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, July 28, 2023; sole practitioner, Sanchez Law Corporation, 2003-2023; assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 2001-03; assistant U.S. attorney, District of Arizona, 1999-2001; assistant federal public defender, District of Arizona, 1997-99; deputy public defender, Maricopa County, Arizona, 1995-97
Law School: James E. Rogers College of Law, 1995
Career Highlights: Appointed San Diego County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, July 28, 2023; sole practitioner, Sanchez Law Corporation, 2003-2023; assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 2001-03; assistant U.S. attorney, District of Arizona, 1999-2001; assistant federal public defender, District of Arizona, 1997-99; deputy public defender, Maricopa County, Arizona, 1995-97
Law School: James E. Rogers College of Law, 1995
VISTA - The hard labor that Judge Francisco J. Sánchez Jr. performed as a teen has instilled in him a profound empathy and unique insight into the lives of those who stand before him in his San Diego County courtroom.
Whenever someone is arraigned and says, "'Hey, judge, I'm a landscaper or I work in concrete,' I say, 'God bless you.' It's brutally hard work, and you have to respect people who do that. Necessity is inspiration," Sánche... (continued)
