Superior Court Alameda County (Alameda)
Career Highlights: Nominated to the 1st District Court of Appeal, Division Three, by Gov. Jerry Brown in November 2018. Appointed to the Alameda County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2010. Spent 6 years at the U.S. attorney's office in San Francisco, rising to become chief of the major crimes division.
Career Highlights: Nominated to the 1st District Court of Appeal, Division Three, by Gov. Jerry Brown in November 2018. Appointed to the Alameda County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2010. Spent 6 years at the U.S. attorney's office in San Francisco, rising to become chief of the major crimes division.
By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer
ALAMEDA - One of the things Alameda County Superior Court Judge Ioana Petrou enjoys the most about her new job is the feeling that she's making a real impact on her community.
In her family law assignment, Petrou has had to quickly learn an area of law in which she had no experience while making tough calls on issues such as child custody and property division.
She spent a recent afternoon in chambers... (continued)
