Government
Oct. 2, 2026
He napped on a courthouse bench. Now he's asking voters to keep him on one.
Justice Victor A. Rodríguez of the 1st District Court of Appeal, who spent his career in public service and ran Alameda County's first dedicated domestic violence courtroom, faces voters for a full 12-year term.
As a boy, Justice Victor A. Rodríguez sometimes fell asleep on a courtroom bench in Livermore while his parents cleaned the building late at night. Next month, voters in 12 Northern California counties will decide whether he keeps his seat on the 1st District Court of Appeal.
"There's this circular notion to life sometimes," Rodríguez told the Daily Journal in 2019, recalling his childhood nights in the courthouse. "Becoming a judge just felt right in terms of fo...
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