Contra Costa Superior
Career Highlights: Retired July 2022; Appointed by Gov. Gray Davis to Contra Costa Superior Court, May 2002; assistant U.S. attorney, San Francisco, 1990-2002 (headed organized crime task force, 1998-2002); Alameda County deputy district attorney,1983-90
Law School: Santa Clara University School of Law
Career Highlights: Retired July 2022; Appointed by Gov. Gray Davis to Contra Costa Superior Court, May 2002; assistant U.S. attorney, San Francisco, 1990-2002 (headed organized crime task force, 1998-2002); Alameda County deputy district attorney,1983-90
Law School: Santa Clara University School of Law
MARTINEZ - The woman was near tears telling Contra Costa Superior Court Judge Theresa J. Canepa why she missed a court date.
Her daughter was sick and the appearance just slipped by her.
"What about a phone?" Canepa asked. "That's why they invented phones."
Still, Canepa pulled back a warrant issued for the woman's arrest and referred her to a probation officer, telling her to bring a drug rehabilitation certificate to c... (continued)
