Judge Paige A. Hein, a former public defender, is earning praise for her fairness, patience, and legal acumen on the Sonoma County Superior Court. Now presiding over felony trials and veterans' treatment court, she brings a balanced perspective to the bench -- one shaped by years of advocating for defendants.
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As a veteran public defender, Paige A. Hein got to know well the judges she now serves with on the Sonoma County Superior Court.
"I'd appeared before almost all of them, and I knew them as a really great bench," she said of the time before Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed her in 2023. "We're all trying our best to do justice. But your perspective shifts. As a defense lawyer, you're trying to do what's best for your client. As a judge, you don&... (continued)
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