Superior Court Contra Costa County (Martinez)  
Career Highlights: Retired July 20, 2022, Contra Costa County Superior Court.
Career Highlights: Retired July 20, 2022, Contra Costa County Superior Court.
By Fiona Smith
  Daily Journal Staff Writer 
  MARTINEZ - Before taking the bench, Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Anita
  Santos had plenty of ideas about what kind of judge she wanted to be - empathetic,
  understanding, patient and just.  
  But now with some experience under her belt handling a high-volume family law calendar
  she has one more goal - to be efficient. Her daily reminder is the two large tubs
  full of files sitting at the side of... (continued)
