
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Yolo County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2008; presiding judge 2019-20; adjunct professor of employment law, McGeorge School of Law, 2012-16; partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, 1998-2004; associate, Diepenbrock, Wulff, Plant and Hannegan LLP, 1996-98
Law School: McGeorge School of Law
WOODLAND — Judge Samuel T. McAdam didn’t set any records or win any individual titles during his time on the Stanford University swim team. But when his legendary coach, Skip Kinney, was interviewed years later, he singled McAdam out for praise.
“Sam came on his recruiting trip, and I offered him a scholarship because of his personality,” Kinney said upon receiving the American Swimming Coaches Association’s Coach of the ... (continued)