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Apr. 4, 2019

Listening Ear

Commissioner Jason LaChance enjoys getting to know people in the two counties he serves.

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Listening Ear

Jason LaChance

Sierra and Nevada counties (Downieville and Truckee)

Career Highlights: Elected to Sierra County Superior Court, March 2024, sworn in January 2025; appointed commissioner by Sierra and Nevada county judges, 2016; partner, Collison & LaChance, Truckee, 2004-17.

Law School: John Marshall School of Law, 2003
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It’s common for commissioners to rotate through courthouses during the week, but Commissioner Jason LaChance bounces back and forth between two counties.

Even so, the drive between Sierra and Nevada counties, a slender pair of northeastern California territories, is only an hour at most, he said.

“It does get bad in the winter, though,” LaChance said. “We’ve gotten dumped with quite a b... (continued)

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