This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Jul. 20, 2007

Quick Study

Former civil attorney Scott Steffen discovered an affinity for the bench and criminal law after he became a judge.

Read more about Scott T. Steffen...
By Dennis J. Opatrny
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      MODESTO - After Scott Steffen spent nearly two decades as general counsel to the Modesto Irrigation District, friends and colleagues encouraged him to seek a judgeship.
      "I thought, 'That doesn't sound like fun,'" Steffen said in a recent interview. But then he decided to go ahead and apply.
      No... (continued)

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this Judicial Profile for $85
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this Judicial Profile. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Sign up for Daily Journal emails