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  5. The Honorable Rubén A. Villalobos

Judge Rubén A. Villalobos: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

Stanislaus County Superior Court, Department 17

CA Bar #: 197677 (December 1998)

Appointed By: Gov. Edmund G. Brown, Jr.

Biography

The Hon. Rubén A. Villalobos is a judge for the Stanislaus County Superior Court in California. He was appointed to the bench by former Governor Jerry Brown in 2014. He filled the vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. Hurl W. Johnson (Ret.).


He is a registered Democrat.


Judge Villalobos graduated with his B.A. in ethnic studies from the University of California, Berkeley in 1994. He went on to earn his J.D. from the University of California, Davis School of Law in 1998.


After graduating from law school, Villalobos worked for one year as a research attorney at the Sacramento County Public Defenders Office. He then joined the Federal Public Defender for the District of Nevada in 1999, where he worked as a research and writing attorney for one year. He then joined the Stanislaus County Public Defender's Office for one year, before returning to the Federal Public Defender for the District of Nevada to serve one year an assistant federal public defender in 2001. In 2002, Villalobos began his second stint with the Public Defender's Office in Stanislaus County.


That same year, Villalobos left the public sector to partner at the Law Office of Villalobos, Meyer, and Borthwick until 2012 when he would serve as a partner at Villalobos 2 Legal Group. He would remain there until his appointment to the bench two years later.


His memberships have included the Modesto City Schools Board, the Doctors Medical Center Board of Directors, the Modesto Chamber of Commerce, the Latino Community Roundtable, and the Stanislaus County Fair Board.

About

Rubén A. Villalobos
Current Appointment Stanislaus County Superior Court, Department 17 Stanislaus County Superior Court, Department 17
Education B.A., University of California, Berkeley - 1994
J.D., University of California, Davis School of Law - 1998
B.A., University of California, Berkeley - 1994
J.D., University of California, Davis School of Law - 1998

Court Info

Court Info
Current Court:  CA - Stanislaus County Superior Court
Clerk phone:  +1 (209) 530-3100 x8 x3 x2 x7
Juvenile Delinquency Department:  +1 (209) 530-3100 x7

Career History

Career History
Role Employer Where
Research Attorney Sacramento County Public Defender’s Office Sacramento County, California
Research and Writing Attorney Federal Public Defender Office, District of Nevada None
Deputy Public Defender Stanislaus County Public Defender’s Office Stanislaus County, California
Assistant Federal Public Defender Federal Public Defender Office, District of Nevada None
Deputy Public Defender Stanislaus County Public Defender’s Office Stanislaus County, California
Partner Law Office of Villalobos, Meyer and Borthwick None
Partner Villalobos 2 Legal Group None

Articles About Rubén A. Villalobos:

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The Modesto Bee: Villalobos Sworn in as Stanislaus Superior Court Judge

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