Ventura County (Ventura)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Ventura County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2017; partner, Engle Carobini & Coats, Ventura, 2006-17; associate, Engle & Bride, Ventura, 1998-2006; associate, Belsher & Becker, San Luis Obispo, 1995-98; associate, Early, Maslach (now Farmers), Los Angeles, 1989-94.
Law School: College of Law at John F. Kennedy University, 1987
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Ventura County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2017; partner, Engle Carobini & Coats, Ventura, 2006-17; associate, Engle & Bride, Ventura, 1998-2006; associate, Belsher & Becker, San Luis Obispo, 1995-98; associate, Early, Maslach (now Farmers), Los Angeles, 1989-94.
Law School: College of Law at John F. Kennedy University, 1987
VENTURA — Judge Benjamin Coats calls himself “an under-the-radar kind of guy.”
So much so that when he got married, he didn’t tell anyone until after it happened. He and the bride decided about two days before the ceremony took place.
“No one was invited,” Coats said.
He’s wasn’t being rude, just humble. “I don’t like attention,” he said.
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