Judges and Judiciary
Oct. 4, 2002
Former City Attorney on the Bench
SAN FRANCISCO - Long before he was a lawyer, Ren Auguste Chouteau kept the company of judges. A fourth-generation San Francisco lawyer, Chouteau was exposed to the city's legal luminaries at an early age. As a youngster he toddled about as his grandfather threw parties for the city's judges. They weren't clad in robes, but Chouteau knew they held a special position.
René Auguste Chouteau
Judge
Sonoma County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed by Gov. Gray Davis, October 2001; Santa Rosa city attorney, 1983-2001; legal counsel, Sonoma County Office of Education, 1977-1983; deputy city attorney, San Francisco, 1971-77; attorney, Carlson, Collins, Shelton, Calhoun & Dreibelbis, 1970-71; attorney, James Martin McInnes & Conrad Donner, 1969-70.
Law School: Stanfo...