
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Butte County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Dec. 22, 2017; deputy public defender, Butte County, 2007-18; associate, Law Offices of Dane A. Cameron, Chico, 2004-07.
Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law, 2004
OROVILLE — Jesus Rodriguez described himself as a shy kid, one who never pictured himself in front of a crowd of people, let alone a courtroom. But when talking about caring for his ill father when he was 12, the judge realized the experience might have been a harbinger of his own future.
“He would often take me to medical appointments with him to act as a translator,” Rodriguez said. “From an early age, I was speaking ... (continued)