UC Law SF alumni appointed to California's superior courts
Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed two ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ alumni to serve as judges in California’sÌýs³Ü±è±ð°ù¾±´Ç°ùÌýcourts. Ìý
Thomas Fay ’06  was appointed to the Orange County Superior Court. Fay served as senior and then lead appellate attorney at the Fourth District Court of Appeal from 2020 to 2026, and previously was in private practice. 
Stephanie Shirkey ’12 received an interim appointment to begin serving immediately as a judge in the El Dorado County Superior Court, an officeÌýto whichÌýshe hadÌýalreadyÌýbeen elected but hadÌýyet to begin her term.ÌýShirkeyÌýserved as aÌýleadÌýattorney at the Third District Court of AppealÌýand previouslyÌýspent 12 years in theÌýCaliforniaÌýOffice of Legislative Counsel. Ìý
They join nearly 500 living UC Law SF graduates who have served on the benches of state and federal courts across the country.