Shasta County Superior Court
REDDING - Superior Court Judge Stephen H. Baker's appointment to the Shasta County bench last year inspired a bit of a fanfare in the local media. Baker was front-page news in the Redding Record Searchlight, which also ran an editorial lauding his credentials and praising Gov. Gray Davis for his appointment.
Baker, a fourth-generation Redding resident, was widely seen as carrying on a long family tradition of public service. His grandfather, Hiram R. Baker, was a ... (continued)