Soldiering On

Home from duties in Kuwait and Iraq, James E. McFetridge exchanges his National Guard uniform for a judge's robe.

James E. McFetridge

Sacramento Superior Court

Career Highlights: Appointed to the Sacramento County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger,2006; command judge advocate, California Army National Guard, 2005-present; deputy attorney general, California Department of Justice employment, regulation and administration section, 1996-2006; associate, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley, San Francisco, Sacramento, 1989-1996; lieutenant, U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General Corps., 1985-89

Law School: University of San Francisco Law School, 1985

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By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SACRAMENTO - Just a few months after returning from a deployment in the Middle East where he helped deal with the legal tangle of Iraq war detainees, James E. McFetridge landed a new assignment much closer to home. Now a Superior Court judge in Sacramento, McFetridge handles a busy family law calendar - an assignment that's a little less exotic but no less legally demanding than his military posting.

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