
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Napa County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2007; chief deputy district attorney, Napa County, 2004-07; deputy district attorney, San Mateo County, 1986-2003
Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law, 1986
NAPA — Sometimes during court, instead of sitting, Judge Mark Boessenecker stands on the steps leading to his bench.
A Napa County Superior Court judge, Boessenecker said that during trials, he encourages jurors to get up and lean against the railing in the courtroom, creating an unorthodox feel in what is normally a carefully choreographed proceeding.
Boessenecker said while he takes ... (continued)