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New Yuba Judge Is Home-Grown
MARYSVILLE - "Yuba County is my county," Kathleen O'Connor declared in a recent interview. It's true Yuba County's newest judge has history in the county: She's a fourth-generation resident who lives in the farmhouse her great-grandfather built in the 1920s, and she has spent most of her 30-year legal career in Marysville, the county seat.
Kathleen R. O'Connor
Judge
Yuba County Superior Court
Career highlights: Appointed by Gov. Gray Davis following her election in the March 3 primary; senior tax counsel, State Board of Equalization, 1996-2002; Yuba County deputy district attorney, 1991-96; private practice, 1973-91.
Law school: U.C. Davis, 1972
Age: 55