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Oct. 2, 2020

Shared Experience

Commissioner John J. Langan understands the struggles of those who appear in his courtroom.

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Shared Experience

John J. Langan

Lake County

Career Highlights: Elevated by Gov. Gavin Newsom, February 2026; commissioner, Lake County Superior Court, February 2019-January 2026; senior deputy district attorney, deputy district attorney Lake County, 2001-2019; public defender, Sonoma County

Law School: Univ of San Francisco School of Law
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(Courtesy of John J. Langan)

Commissioner John J. Langan knows what it's like to have to struggle to earn a living. He keeps that in mind every time a litigant appears pro se before him in Lake County, one of the poorest regions in the state.

Langan witnessed the financial decline of the region over two decades as a prosecutor. The county is still reeling from the Mendocino Complex Fire two years ago and the pandemic has worsened the financial situat... (continued)

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