Sacramento County (Sacramento)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Sacramento County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzegger, 2010;, adjunct professor, UC Davis School of Law 1998-present; interim U.S. attorney, U.S. attorney's office, Northern District, 2009; First Assistant U.S. Attorney 2003-2009; director, California District Attorneys Association, 1996-2003, deputy director 1994-96; deputy district attorney, Ventura County, 1989-94.
Law School: UC Davis School of Law, 1989
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Sacramento County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzegger, 2010;, adjunct professor, UC Davis School of Law 1998-present; interim U.S. attorney, U.S. attorney's office, Northern District, 2009; First Assistant U.S. Attorney 2003-2009; director, California District Attorneys Association, 1996-2003, deputy director 1994-96; deputy district attorney, Ventura County, 1989-94.
Law School: UC Davis School of Law, 1989
SACRAMENTO — A defendant in an orange jumpsuit stood in a holding cell as Superior Court Judge Lawrence G. Brown walked him through the basics of mental health court: a minimum of one year to graduate; no drugs, alcohol or firearms; stick to your medication.
“I’m going to make a wild guess: You were not on your medication at the time?” Brown said. The judge then mentioned his own sister’s 40-year struggle with schizophr... (continued)
