Mendocino County (Fort Bragg)
While the majority of judges on the Mendocino County Superior Court work in the county seat of Ukiah, Judge Clayton Brennan presides over a multi-practice court with only one courtroom in Fort Bragg, whose coastal location and small community present unique challenges as well as opportunities.
Brennan’s mother — Joan S. Brennan — was a U.S. magistrate judge in the Northern District of California. Brennan, a Palo Alto nat... (continued)