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Feb. 6, 2019

Funny or Die

Laughter helps Solano County Superior Court Judge Bradley Nelson navigate grim details of his docket and changes in the law.

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Funny or Die
Solano County (Fairfield)

Career Highlights: Retired June 28, 2023, Supervising judge, Solano County Superior Court Criminal Division, 2017; presiding judge, Solano County Superior Court, 2014-2015; appointed to Solano County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2008; court commissioner, Solano County Superior Court, 2007-2008; sole practitioner, 1999-2007; attorney, Hagler & Nelson, 1990-1999; attorney, Power, Hagler and Nelson, 1982-1990; deputy public defender, Solano County Public Defender's Office, 1980-1982; associate, Law Offices of Honeychurch, Finkas, & Villarreal, 1980.

Law School: UC Davis School of Law, 1979

Judge E. Bradley Nelson has worked in the criminal division of Solano County Superior Court for a decade, overseeing a docket that is usually grim. His caseload ranges from sexual assault to homicide.

So in the moments in between, he likes to keep it light.

Humor is a big part of the criminal division at Solano Superior, where Nelson is supervising judge, he said.

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