Career Highlights: Appointed to the Ventura County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, June 2016; commissioner, Ventura County Superior Court; 2014-2016; public defender, Ventura County, 2005-2014; public defender, Fresno County, 2003-2005; attorney, John Barker Alternate Defense Office, 2002-2005
Law School: Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Daily Journal Staff Writer
VENTURA - Commissioner Michele M. Castillo pictures her family law court as similar to an aerial shot of the Los Angeles freeway system.
"With all the freeways intertwining, there is a lot of discretion for bench officers. I am enjoying it immensely," she said, completing her first year on the Ventura County Superior Court after 12 years as a criminal defense... (continued)