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Rei R. Onishi

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Judge
Family Law
Sacramento County Superior Court
William R. Ridgeway Family Relations Courthouse
Department/Division: 122 Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 2nd

3341 Power Inn Rd
Sacramento , CA 95826
(916) 875-2522



Appointed to the Sacramento County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, January 2023; Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary, Office of the Governor, 2017-2023; Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2016-2017; White House Fellow, 2015-2016; Deputy Attorney General, California Attorney General's Office, 2012-2015; law clerk for the Honorable Beverly Martin at the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 2011-2012; Legislative Aide and Senate Fellow, Office of State Senator Joe Simitian, 2004-2006.

Harvard Univ Law School; Cambridge MA, 2011



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Sacramento Judge Rei Onishi reflects on unlikely career Apr. 22, 2025

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Julie Su Constitutional Law Defendant Apr. 23, 2021
Title Court Published
Sacramento Judge Rei Onishi reflects on unlikely career Apr. 22, 2025
Case Name Topic Role Published
National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Julie Su Constitutional Law Defendant Apr. 23, 2021