San Luis Obispo County (San Luis Obispo)
Career Highlights: Elected commissioner by San Luis Obispo Superior Court judges, January 2016; deputy district attorney, Santa Barbara County, 2014-16; assistant district attorney, chief deputy district attorney, deputy district attorney, San Luis Obispo County, 1993-2014; associate, Pillsbury, Madison & Suttro, now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, San Francisco, 1990-92
Law School: University of Wisconsin Law School, 1990
Career Highlights: Elected commissioner by San Luis Obispo Superior Court judges, January 2016; deputy district attorney, Santa Barbara County, 2014-16; assistant district attorney, chief deputy district attorney, deputy district attorney, San Luis Obispo County, 1993-2014; associate, Pillsbury, Madison & Suttro, now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, San Francisco, 1990-92
Law School: University of Wisconsin Law School, 1990
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Having put away some of San Luis Obispo’s most notorious murderers when he was a prosecutor, Commissioner Timothy Covello said stepping into his current role presiding over traffic court and small claims has given him a fresh perspective.
Rex Allen Krebs, who killed two college students in the early 2000s, is sitting on death row because of Covello’s work. He also won the conviction of five defendants i... (continued)
