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PUBLIC NOTICE:

Yolo Superior Court will celebrate Juror Appreciation Week, May 13–17 to recognize the service and participation of jurors from our local community who devote their time and effort in “making the cherished right of trial by jury a reality.” Please click here to read the article by Judge Daniel P. Maguire.

Judge Cortés

  • Judge Cortes

    SONIA CORTÉS

    Appointed By or Elected and Sworn in:

    • Appointed by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. and sworn in on September 21, 2015

    Dates of Re-Elections:

    • 2018

    Judicial Assignments:

    • Criminal (2019 - 2020, 2024 - present)
    • Family (2020 - 2023)
    • Criminal Arraignments (2018)
    • Civil/Probate (2017-2018)
    • Juvenile Justice (2015-2017)
    • Juvenile Traffic (2015-2017)
    • Small Claims (2015-2017)
    • Trials De Novo (2015, 2018-2019)

    Court Administrative Services:

    • Judicial Advisor for the Grand Jury (2019)
    • Yolo County Law Library Board of Trustees (2016-present)
    • Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Division (2016-2017)
    • Stay in School Summit (2016-2017)

    Statewide Administrative Services:

    • Cow County Judges' Institute Workgroup (2018-2019)

    Professional Affiliations:

    • California Judges' Association (2016-present)
    • California Latino Judges' Association (2016-present)
    • Schwartz/Levi Inn of Court (2011-present)

    Pre-Judicial Experience:

    • Yolo County Counsel’s Office, Senior Deputy (2007-2015), Deputy (2002-2007)
    • International Institute of the East Bay, Managing Attorney (2002)
    • La Raza Centro Legal, Immigration Attorney (2000-2002)
    • Legal Aid of the North Bay, Staff Attorney (1997-1999)

    Academic Credentials:

    • Juris Doctorate from University of California, Berkeley School of Law (1996)
    • Bachelor of Arts from University of California, Davis (1993)