Judges and Judiciary
Dec. 12, 2001
Judicial Career Starts Off on Juvenile Bench
SACRAMENTO - Following a varied legal career in Sacramento and the Bay Area, including a brief but controversial stint as U.S. attorney in San Francisco, John A. Mendez is settling into his job on the Sacramento Superior Court.




John A. Mendez
Judge, Sacramento County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Partner, Somach, Simmons & Dunn, Sacramento, 1995-2001; of counsel, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, San Francisco, 1993-95; interim U.S. attorney, San Francisco, 1992-93; attorney, Downey, Brand, Seymour & Rohwer, Sacramento, 1986-92; assistant U.S. attorney, 1984-86; associate, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, San Francisco, 1980-84
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