Oct. 26, 2026
From Kings County farm fields to the 5th District bench
Justice Thomas DeSantos, a former Kings County lawyer and judge, draws on decades of courtroom experience in appellate rulings involving farm labor, whistleblower protections and medical staffing as he seeks retention.
After two decades practicing law in Kings County and 14 years as a judge there, Justice Thomas DeSantos says his experience gives him "a practical background to assess and understand the people in the cases that come before me."
DeSantos, who joined the 5th District Court of Appeal in 2018, is seeking a full 12-year term on the Nov. 3 ballot.
Growing up in Hanford, DeSantos worked summers for local farmers, starting at 5 a.m. He drove a tractor spraying fields bef...
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