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May 22, 2025

From orchards to the bench: Judge Satnam Rattu's journey to criminal court

Raised in the orchards of Yuba City by a Punjabi immigrant family, Judge Satnam Rattu worked his way from farm laborer to prosecutor to Superior Court judge--bringing a deep commitment to public service and cultural empathy to the courtroom.

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From orchards to the bench: Judge Satnam Rattu's journey to criminal court

Satnam Rattu

Sacramento County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Appointed as Sacramento Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Oct. 8, 2022; deputy district attorney, Sacramento County, 2008-22; law clerk, Freidberg & Parker LLP, 2006-07

Law School: McGeorge School of Law, 2007
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SACRAMENTO -- Judge Satnam S. Rattu's family may not fit the typical image of California's immigrant farmworkers. But that's what Rattu's grandfather was when he arrived in California half a century ago, first in the Imperial Valley and later Yuba City.

"In India and Punjab, it's very agrarian," Rattu said. "Everybody farms. And so, when you move to a new country, you try to find something you're good at. In Yuba City, there'... (continued)

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