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Jan. 27, 2026

Judge Myrlys Stockdale Coleman's career has been guided by curiosity, adaptability and growth

Even after reaching the bench, Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Myrlys Stockdale Coleman continues to reinvent herself--teaching law, studying criminal practice and selling stock photography online.

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Judge Myrlys Stockdale Coleman's career has been guided by curiosity, adaptability and growth

Myrlys Stockdale Coleman

Sacramento County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Elected judge, Sacramento County Superior Court, June 7, 2022, sworn in Jan. 2, 2023; commissioner, Sacramento County Superior Court, 2020-23; adjunct professor, Lincoln Law School of Sacramento, 2023-present; adjunct professor, McGeorge School of Law, 2020-present; commissioner, Napa County Superior Court, 2019-20; assistant chief counsel, Department of Consumer Affairs, 2017-19; special assistant inspector general, Office of the Inspector General, 2015-17; managing attorney/mediator; Stockdale Law Firm Inc., 2003-15

Law School: Lincoln Law School of Sacramento, 2001
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SACRAMENTO--Upon entering Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Myrlys Stockdale Coleman's chambers, one notices a collection of weights, resistance bands and a small portable treadmill called a stepper.

"Gotta get some movement in," she explained. "With all of the hundreds of pages I read each week, it's nice to read while you're moving."

Movement has been a defining feature of a life that has taken her from Oklahoma to the Ph... (continued)

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