2 Women Appointed As Judges In Alameda County

ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday appointed two new Alameda County trial judges.

Rebekah Evenson, 45, of Oakland, was named to Alameda County Superior Court. She has been director of litigation and advocacy for Bay Area Legal Aid since 2016, and previously was a senior staff attorney at the Prison Law Office and in private practice.

Also appointed to Alameda County Superior Court was Joscelyn Jones, 63, of Brentwood. She has served as a temporary judge in that court's Probate Division since 2016 and has been president of a Brentwood law firm since 1997.

The new judges were appointed to fill vacancies created by retirements.

The judges' annual pay will be $214,601.

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