Sacramento County (Sacramento)
Career Highlights: Retired March 15, 2022; Appointed to the Sacramento County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2008; partner, Hansen, Culhane, Kohls, Jones & Sommer, 2003-08; partner, Hansen, Boyd, Culhane & Watson, 1978-2003; associate, Matsui & Hansen, 1977-78; instructor, McGeorge School of Law, 1977-present
Law School: University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 1976
Career Highlights: Retired March 15, 2022; Appointed to the Sacramento County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2008; partner, Hansen, Culhane, Kohls, Jones & Sommer, 2003-08; partner, Hansen, Boyd, Culhane & Watson, 1978-2003; associate, Matsui & Hansen, 1977-78; instructor, McGeorge School of Law, 1977-present
Law School: University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 1976
Malcolm Maclachlan / Daily Journal
SACRAMENTO -- The man in his office had lost a daughter, just 13. After months of failed settlement talks, he and his family were heading to trial as plaintiffs in a looming weekslong civil trial over her death.
Judge Kevin R. Culhane understood some of what the plaintiff was going through.
At 16, Culhane found his 3-year-old sister Connie accidentally drowned in the family swimming ... (continued)
