Alameda County (Dublin)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Alameda Superior Court by Gov. Pete Wilson, November 1996, left office March 2021; partner, Law Offices of Jon Rolefson, 1980-1996; deputy district attorney, Alameda County district attorney's office, 1973-1980
Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law, 1973
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Alameda Superior Court by Gov. Pete Wilson, November 1996, left office March 2021; partner, Law Offices of Jon Rolefson, 1980-1996; deputy district attorney, Alameda County district attorney's office, 1973-1980
Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law, 1973
DUBLIN — Judge Jon R. Rolefson planned to be a military pilot. He was in the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps in college and started live training at Oakland airport his senior year.
“It was a kick,” he said.
The 21-year-old was just two weeks from getting his pilot’s license when he took a physical. The results showed he had astigmatism, and that was the end of him becoming ... (continued)
