Solano County (Fairfield)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Solano County Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis, 2003, retired October 2024; deputy district attorney, Solano County, 1998-2003; partner, Jackson & Bowers, Fairfield, 1994-98; associate, Thompson & Heller, Sacramento, 1993; defense counsel, prosecutor, Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, Nuremberg, Germany and Monterey, 1987-93.
Law School: Georgetown University Law Center
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Solano County Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis, 2003, retired October 2024; deputy district attorney, Solano County, 1998-2003; partner, Jackson & Bowers, Fairfield, 1994-98; associate, Thompson & Heller, Sacramento, 1993; defense counsel, prosecutor, Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, Nuremberg, Germany and Monterey, 1987-93.
Law School: Georgetown University Law Center
"We made some law together. That courtroom is not every lawyer's cup of tea, you know," said Nick Filloy, a deputy public defender who said he may have tried more cases in front of Solano County Superior Court Assistant Presiding Judge Robert S. Bowers than any other lawyer in his office.
"Some folks are sensitive and get their feelings hurt easily," Filloy said. "I like a judge who appreciates a willingness to throw down and is... (continued)
