Career Highlights: Confirmed to the 4th District Court of Appeal, 2017; appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to 4th District Court of Appeal, 2016; judge, Riverside County Superior Court, 2000-17; commissioner, Riverside County Superior Court, 1998-2000; commissioner, Riverside Municipal Court, 1991-98; deputy public defender, Riverside County, 1990-91; Reynolds, Reider & Bowden, 1988-90; deputy public defender, Riverside County, 1985-88; Law Offices of Susan R. Wasserman, 1985; Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, 1983-85
Law School: Western State University College of Law, 1983
California Court of Appeal
RIVERSIDE — Justice Richard T. Fields spent several days creating charts with information about deeds dating back nearly 90 years for a property dedication case before the 4th District Court of Appeal.
The documents had arrows and diagrams outlining all of the property transfers leading up to the present, he said, providing a helpful picture of the events in question.
The justice then ... (continued)