Two County DAs Appointed to San Diego Superior Court Bench

Governor Gavin Newsom appointed 17 Superior Court judges Monday, which included three in San Diego County, two of which are from the County’s District Attorney’s Office.

Sherry Thompson-Taylor, 57, of Chula Vista, most recently served as a deputy district attorney at the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office since 1995. Thompson has held several positions with the District Attorney’s Office including division chief, assistant chief and team leader. Prior to that, she was vice president of business and legal affairs at Angelic Entertainment from 1999 to 2000.

Thompson-Taylor earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Arizona College of Law. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Margie Woods.

Leonard Trinh, 41, of San Diego, most recently served as a deputy district attorney at the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office since 2006. He served as a deputy district attorney at the Orange County District Attorney’s Office in 2005.

Trinh earned a Juris Doctor degree from the California Western School of Law.

He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Timothy Casserly.