
Career Highlights: Elected to the Riverside County Superior Court, 2010; deputy district attorney, Riverside County, 2002-10; deputy district attorney, Contra Costa County, 1998-2001; deputy district attorney, Stanislaus County, 1994-97; deputy district attorney, Alameda County, 1993
Law School: University of San Francisco School of Law, 1992
RIVERSIDE — Although his misdemeanor vertical calendar is fast-paced, Judge Steven Counelis said some defendants have been stuck at that level for far too long.
“I’ve seen many people … who are on probation for five years, 10 years, even 15 years on a DUI case that should have been resolved after three years,” he said. They’re typically people who have trouble completing their classes or their work release duties. “I enco... (continued)