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Oct. 29, 2026

Rodriguez's path to 4th District spans prosecution and rehabilitation courts

San Diego County Superior Court Judge Lisa R. Rodriguez, confirmed in August to the 4th District Court of Appeal, Division 1, would take her seat Jan. 4 if voters approve.

Rodriguez's path to 4th District spans prosecution and rehabilitation courts
Judge Lisa R. Rodriguez

In her lone published appellate opinion, Judge Lisa R. Rodriguez rejected a blanket internet ban on a man convicted of possessing child pornography. On the trial bench, she twice took a narrow view of a 2022 resentencing law, once on a question that divided appellate courts until the state Supreme Court settled it.

A San Diego County Superior Court judge since 2015, Rodriguez is on the Nov. 3 ballot for a 12-year term on the 4th District Court of Appeal, Division 1. Confirmed in Au...

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