San Francisco County (San Francisco)
Career Highlights: Appointed San Francisco County Superior Court judge by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2009, retired February 1, 2025; partner, Latham & Watkins LLP, 1995-2009; of counsel, McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen LLP, 1986-95
Law School: Stanford Law School, 1986
Career Highlights: Appointed San Francisco County Superior Court judge by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2009, retired February 1, 2025; partner, Latham & Watkins LLP, 1995-2009; of counsel, McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen LLP, 1986-95
Law School: Stanford Law School, 1986
SAN FRANCISCO — As a former newspaper reporter, Judge Richard B. Ulmer Jr. still appreciates a punchy sentence.
The San Francisco County Superior Court jurist says he is not one for flowery prose. “My writing style is very spare,” he said, and it’s his favorite part of the job.
He also expects to find the information he is seeking quickly when reading attorneys’ briefs.
