Sacramento County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed Sacramento County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, 2022; general counsel, Sacramento County Employees' Retirement System, 2019-22; assistant general counsel, California Department of Business Oversight, 2014-19; partner, of counsel, associate, Mennemeier Glassman & Stroud LLP, 2003-14; law clerk for Judge William B. Shubb, Eastern District of California, 2002-03
Law School: UC Davis School of Law, 2002
Career Highlights: Appointed Sacramento County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, 2022; general counsel, Sacramento County Employees' Retirement System, 2019-22; assistant general counsel, California Department of Business Oversight, 2014-19; partner, of counsel, associate, Mennemeier Glassman & Stroud LLP, 2003-14; law clerk for Judge William B. Shubb, Eastern District of California, 2002-03
Law School: UC Davis School of Law, 2002
SACRAMENTO -- Growing up in San Francisco after fleeing Hong Kong with his family, Judge Stephen Lau knew early on what it meant to live in the shadow of authoritarianism -- and how precious freedom could be.
That experience, shaped by his grandfather's recurring fears of political persecution and a boyhood spent adjusting to a new country, now informs the quiet empathy and moral clarity he brings to the Sacramento County Superior Court.
"My grandfat... (continued)
