Superior Court Kings County (Hanford)
Career Highlights: Appointed in June 2018 by Gov. Jerry Brown. DeSantos served on the Kings County Superior Court since 2003. Prior to becoming a judge, DeSantos had a two-decade career in private practice. He handled criminal defense, civil and family law work. DeSantos was a sole practitioner from 1984 to 1989 and again from 1993 to 2003. He started out as an associate at Kahn, Soares & Conway LLP from 1981 to 1983 and was a partner with Farley, DeSantos et al. from 1989 to 2003.
Career Highlights: Appointed in June 2018 by Gov. Jerry Brown. DeSantos served on the Kings County Superior Court since 2003. Prior to becoming a judge, DeSantos had a two-decade career in private practice. He handled criminal defense, civil and family law work. DeSantos was a sole practitioner from 1984 to 1989 and again from 1993 to 2003. He started out as an associate at Kahn, Soares & Conway LLP from 1981 to 1983 and was a partner with Farley, DeSantos et al. from 1989 to 2003.
By Amanda Schallert
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Judge Thomas DeSantos sits on the superior court in the middle of California in the agricultural county where he went to high school and learned to drive a tractor.
Practicing in his hometown of Hanford, Kings County for decades before becoming a judge in 2003, he said he's kept in tune with the area in which he's done criminal, civil and family law and s... (continued)
