Mendocino County (Ukiah)
Career Highlights: Appointed to Mendocino County Municipal Court by Gov. Pete Wilson, 1997, elevated to superior court due to court consolidation, 1998, retired January 2025; associate and partner, Rawles, Hinkle, Carter, Behnke & Oglesby, 1987-1997; associate, Achor & Miller, 1985-1987; associate, McKenna, Conner & Cuneo in San Francisco, 1984-1985
Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law, 1984
Career Highlights: Appointed to Mendocino County Municipal Court by Gov. Pete Wilson, 1997, elevated to superior court due to court consolidation, 1998, retired January 2025; associate and partner, Rawles, Hinkle, Carter, Behnke & Oglesby, 1987-1997; associate, Achor & Miller, 1985-1987; associate, McKenna, Conner & Cuneo in San Francisco, 1984-1985
Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law, 1984
For much of her career, Mendocino County Superior Court Judge Cindee Mayfield worked as a juvenile and family law judge, assignments she said changed her as a human being.
“I feel like I’m more tolerant, more open to human differences and human similarities, for that matter,” Mayfield said. “I’m certainly a much, much more patient person than when I started.”
Mayfield, who works out of... (continued)
