This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Mar. 13, 2019

Self Taught

Judge Dora Rios is known for doing her own research, not relying on attorneys to educate her.

Read more about Dora M. Rios...
Self Taught
Solano Superior Court (Fairfield)
Solano County Superior Court

In her first year on the bench, Solano County Superior Court Judge Dora M. Rios has learned more about the law and about herself than she expected.

As an immigrant who came to the United States with her farmworker parents when she was 4, Rios used to shy away from talking about her journey from Mexico or from immigrant to resident to citizen. But being the first Latina to sit on the county court, she said, has encouraged... (continued)

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this Judicial Profile for $85
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this Judicial Profile. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up