Sonoma County (Santa Rosa) Superior Court
By Phil Johnson
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA ROSA - Once a felony judge, always a felony judge. That's how most bench officers
understand the unwritten progression up the ranks in judicial assignments. Handling
misdemeanors provides adequate training for new judges, but is rarely seen as a desirable
calendar.
So when Sonoma County Superior Court needed a new misdemeanor judge, attorneys were
surprised when Judge Dana B. Simonds volunt... (continued)
