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Dec. 12, 2022

Adjudicate Justly

San Joaquin County court Commissioner Michael Rasmussen learned from watching judges during long career

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Adjudicate Justly

Michael Rasmussen

San Joaquin Superior Court

Career Highlights: Elected judge, San Joaquin County Superior Court, July 2026, and appointed to take his seat immediately by Gov. Newsom, August 2026; commissioner, San Joaquin County Superior Court, May 2020-Aug 2026; deputy district attorney, San Joaquin county, 1998-2020

Law School: Lincoln Law School of Sacramento
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Commissioner Michael J. Rasmussen’s journey in the law — which spans nearly three decades — is captured in his life motto; “Do the right thing.”

He received these words from a superior in his early days at the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office where he spent 22 years before being appointed a superior court commissioner in May 2020. He handles misdemeanors, small claims, unlawful detainers and restraining orders.

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