Superior Court Kern County (Bakersfield)
By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer
BAKERSFIELD - Judge John S. Somers, a former career prosecutor, spent his last 10 years with the Kern County District Attorney's office supervising the special unit that handles sexual assault cases and all but gang-related homicides.
"I was committed to that work," he said. "But it was stressful and grim."
Over the years, he tried nine capital cases, four of which resulted in the ... (continued)
