Eastern District of California (Sacramento)
Career Highlights: Appointed U.S. Magistrate Judge, 2016, retired July 31, 2024; deputy attorney general, California Department of Justice, 2003-2016; attorney, California Environmental Protection Agency, 2000-2003; deputy attorney general, California Department of Justice, 1993-2000; deputy public defender, Eastern District federal defender's office, 1988-1993; associate, Weintraub, Genshlea, Hardy, Erick & Brown, 1987-1988; deputy district attorney, Sacramento County district attorney's office, 1986-1987
Law School: McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, 1986
Career Highlights: Appointed U.S. Magistrate Judge, 2016, retired July 31, 2024; deputy attorney general, California Department of Justice, 2003-2016; attorney, California Environmental Protection Agency, 2000-2003; deputy attorney general, California Department of Justice, 1993-2000; deputy public defender, Eastern District federal defender's office, 1988-1993; associate, Weintraub, Genshlea, Hardy, Erick & Brown, 1987-1988; deputy district attorney, Sacramento County district attorney's office, 1986-1987
Law School: McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, 1986
SACRAMENTO — U.S. Magistrate Judge Deborah L. Barnes had the kind of legal mentor most aspiring attorneys could only dream of.
But the circumstances that found her living in the home of U.S. District Judge Harry L. Hupp during her late teens were less than ideal.
Barnes left her parents’ home in the San Fernando Valley when she was just 14 to escape a family history of drug use and vi... (continued)
