Judge David Rosenberg: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

Yolo County Superior Court, Department 14

CA Bar #: 62569 (December 1974)

Appointed By: Gov. Joseph Graham Davis, Jr.

Biography

Overview

The Hon. David Rosenberg (Ret.) was a judge for the Yolo County Superior Court in California[1][2]. Rosenberg was appointed to the bench by former Governor Gray Davis in 2003[2]. He retired at the end of 2023[1].

While on the bench, Rosenberg's assignments included the Drug Court in 2004 and, in 2005 and 2006, juvenile dependency and the Drug Court[2]. He also handled civil and family matters[2]. Criminal matters followed in 2007[2]. In 2019, he presided over the Mental Health Court and the Addiction Intervention Court[2]. Rosenberg served three consecutive terms as presiding judge of the Yolo County Superior Court[2]. From 2005 to 2010, he served as presiding judge of the Appellate Division of the Yolo County Superior Court[2]. He also served as supervising judge of the Criminal Division.

Educational background

Rosenberg earned a B.S. in journalism from California Polytechnic State University in 1968[2]. Between college and law school, he served on active duty as a first lieutenant and special services officer in the United States Army in Germany from 1968 to 1970[3]. At the University of California, Davis School of Law, he completed a J.D. in 1974[2]. He was admitted to the State Bar of California (December 1974).

Career history

After graduating from law school, Rosenberg clerked for the Hon. Thomas J. MacBride, chief judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (1974 to 1976)[2]. He then joined the administration of former Governor Jerry Brown, where he served as deputy appointments assistant (1976 to 1979), deputy executive secretary, and chief of staff (1976 to 1981)[2].

Over the next 20 years, Rosenberg practiced at Felderstein, Rosenberg & McManus (1981 to 1986), Diepenbrock, Wulff, Plant & Hannegan (1986 to 1996), and the Law Offices of Dave Rosenberg (1996 to 2000)[2]. Alongside that work, he served on the Davis City Council from 1984 to 1996 and held two terms as mayor, from 1986 to 1988 and from 1994 to 1996[2]. Rosenberg became Yolo County supervisor for the 4th District in 1996 and served until 2003[2]. He chaired the Yolo County Board of Supervisors from 1997 to 2003[2]. During that period, he also served as senior advisor and director of operations in the administration of former Governor Gray Davis from 2000 to 2003[2].

His other public-service roles included chairmanships of the Yolo County Economic Development Council, the Yolo County Criminal Justice Cabinet, and the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District's Board of Directors[2]. Rosenberg also chaired the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board, the California Law Revision Commission, and the District Securities Advisory Commission[2]. From 1999 to 2003, he served as a commissioner and chairman of the California State Lottery Commission and as a member of the California Council on Criminal Justice[2].

In statewide judicial service, the chief justice of the California Supreme Court appointed Rosenberg to the Judicial Council of California, where he served from 2013 to 2015 and acted as council liaison to the Amador, Colusa, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, and Solano County Superior Courts[2]. He later chaired the Audit Committee of the California court system, served as chair of the Trial Court Presiding Judges' Advisory Committee in 2012, and taught at the California Judges College[2].

His honors included the California Judges Association Humanitarian of the Year Award in 2012 and the Unity Bar of Yolo County's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023[2].

Personal life

Rosenberg was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1946 to Fay and Harry Rosenberg, Polish Holocaust survivors[3]. He immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1949, at age three, and became a U.S. citizen in 1954[3]. Before college, Rosenberg attended junior high and high school in Europe and returned to the United States in 1964[3].

Outside the courtroom, Rosenberg's civic affiliations included honorary membership in the Davis Rotary and service in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, including as past president of the Davis Odd Fellows and grand master of California[2]. He also authored Rosenberg's Rules of Order and published four books, including a science fiction novel[3].

References

[1] UC Davis School of Law — Yolo Judge David Rosenberg '74 to Retire
[2] Yolo Superior Court — Judge Rosenberg
[3] UC Davis School of Law — Judge David Rosenberg, Class of 1974

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About

David Rosenberg
Current Appointment Yolo County Superior Court, Department 14	Yolo County Superior Court, Department 14
Education J.D., University of California, Davis School of Law - 1974 B.S., California Polytechnic State University - 1968	J.D., University of California, Davis School of Law - 1974 B.S., California Polytechnic State University - 1968

Documents related to David Rosenberg

Court Info

Court Info
Current Court:	CA - Yolo County Superior Court
Clerk phone:	+1 (530) 406-6700
Criminal:	+1 (530) 406-6705

Career History

Career History
Role	Employer	Where
Supervisor	Yolo County Board of Supervisors	Yolo County, California
Senior Advisor	Office of the Governor	Sacramento County, California
Mayor	City of Davis	Yolo County, California
Mayor	City of Davis	Yolo County, California
Deputy Executive Secretary and Chief of Staff	Office of the Governor	Sacramento County, California
Attorney	Private Practice	None
Clerk	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California with the Hon. Thomas J. MacBride	Sacramento County, California