Politics & Government

Davis Man Appointed By Gov. Brown to Solano County Court Judgeship

William Pendergast, 44, will take over for retiring Judge David Power.

DAVIS, CA - Gov. Jerry Brown announced Dec. 23 that he has appointed a Yolo County man as a Solano County Superior Court judge.

William Pendergast, 44, of Davis, will take over for retiring Judge David Power.

Pendergast has been a commissioner for the Solano County Superior Court since 2011. From 2010 to 2011 he served as a deputy conflict defender at the Solano County Conflict Defender's Office.

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From 2002 until 2010, he was in private practice and from 1997 to 2002, he was an associate with the firm Kilpatrick & Daniels.

He holds a doctorate of law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law and a Bachelor's degree from the University of California at Berkeley.

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Pendergast, a Democrat, is to be paid $191,612 annually in his new position.

Bay City News contributed to this report/Image via Shutterstock

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