Tulare County (Tulare)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Tulare County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, February 2010; partner, Hillman & Lew, Tulare, 2007-10; partner, Stringham, Hillman & Lew, Tulare, 1990-2007; associate, Stringham & Stringham, Tulare, 1986-89
Law School: Santa Clara University School of Law, 1985
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Tulare County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, February 2010; partner, Hillman & Lew, Tulare, 2007-10; partner, Stringham, Hillman & Lew, Tulare, 1990-2007; associate, Stringham & Stringham, Tulare, 1986-89
Law School: Santa Clara University School of Law, 1985
VISALIA — Judge Bret Hillman tries to look for the least restrictive scenario when ruling on conservatorships and in a recent case that meant deciding against the convenience of a fellow Tulare County employee.
The county investigator assigned to the case of a young man housed at a residential treatment facility in neighboring Fresno County wanted to hand off the case to that county’s court instead of having to make the ... (continued)
