Overview
The Hon. Lisa R. Rodriguez is a judge for the San Diego County Superior Court in California[1]. Rodriguez was appointed to the bench by former Governor Jerry Brown on March 27, 2015, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Susan D. Huguenor[2].
On the bench, Rodriguez has handled criminal matters, including resentencing proceedings under changes to California sentence-enhancement law[3][4]. In 2015, she sentenced a hospital worker to jail, probation, and sex-offender registration after convictions arising from the sexual assault of a patient receiving mental health treatment[3].
Educational background
Rodriguez earned a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego, in 1991. She went on to complete a J.D. at the University of San Diego School of Law in 1995. At Chapman University Fowler School of Law, she completed an LL.M. in 2010[5]. She was admitted to the State Bar of California (June 1996).
Career history
After her admission to the bar, Rodriguez began her legal career as a deputy city attorney in the Office of the City Attorney of San Diego (1996 to 1998). In 1998, she joined the San Diego County District Attorney's Office as a deputy district attorney. During her seventeen-year tenure there, Rodriguez served as chief of the Case Issuance, Extraditions, Lifers and Realignment Division and as chief of the Collaborative Courts Division. Her work included reentry, sentencing, Assembly Bill 109, and Proposition 47 issues. Beginning in 2014, she taught an evidence advocacy lab as an adjunct professor at the University of San Diego School of Law[5].
Her honors have included the Director's Checkbook Award from the San Diego County District Attorney's Office, the San Diego County Exemplary Service Award, and a Certificate of Commendation from the San Diego County Sheriff[6].
Personal life
Rodriguez is registered as a Republican[1].
References
[1] Ballotpedia — Lisa R. Rodriguez
[2] Governor of California Press Release (March 27, 2015)
[3] Times of San Diego — Hospital Worker Sentenced for Sexual Assault on Patient
[4] Greg Hill & Associates — Resentencing Allowed Although Illegal Sentence Stayed
[5] University of San Diego School of Law Biography
[6] Daily Journal — Judicial Profile of Lisa R. Rodriguez
