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Judge Catherine A. Rayhill

  • CATHERINE R. HOHENWARTER

    Judge Catherine A. Rayhill Profile

    Appointed By or Elected and Sworn in:

    • Appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom and sworn in on June 28, 2023

    Judicial Assignments:

    • Criminal (2023-current)

    STATEWIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE:

    • Judicial Council’s Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee (2017-2020)

    PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

    • California Judges Association (2020-present)
    • National Association of Women Judges (2021-present)
    • Schwartz-Levi Inn of Court (2012-present)
    • Yolo Bar Association (1999-present)

    PRE-JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE:

    • Commissioner at Yolo Superior Court (2020-2023)
    • Supervising Research Attorney, Yolo Superior Court (2019-2020)
    • Judge Pro Tem, Yolo Superior Court (2016-2019)
    • Family Law Facilitator/ Family Court Service Manager, Yolo Superior Court (2015-2019)
    • Self-Help Attorney/ Family Law Facilitator, Yolo Superior Court (2011-2015)
    • Legal Research Attorney, Yolo Superior Court (2007-2011)
    • Solo Practitioner, Law Office of Catherine Hohenwarter, Woodland, CA (1997-2007)
    • Associate Attorney, Law Office of Robert P. Kahn, Atherton, CA (1993-1996)
    • Associate Attorney, Lossing & Elston, San Francisco, CA (1990-1993)

    Academic Credentials:

    • Juris Doctorate from University of Idaho School of Law (1990)
    • Bachelor of Arts from University of Middlebury College (1985)