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Governor Schwarzenegger Appoints Two to Stanislaus County Superior Court
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the
appointment of John D. Freeland and Nan C. Jacobs to judgeships in the
Stanislaus County Superior Court.
Freeland, 51, of Modesto, has been an associate and then a
shareholder with Curtis & Arata since 1998. He was a sole practitioner from
1996 to 1998 and was a junior partner with Williams, Romanski, Polverari, &
Skelton from 1988 to 1996. Freeland was an associate with Ericksen, Arbuthnot,
Kilduff, Day & Lindstrom Incorporated from 1986 to 1988 and, from 1985 to
1986, with Roberts & Moore. He was an associate with the Law Offices of
Loraine Wallace in 1985, the Law Offices of Roger Neathery from 1984 to 1985,
and with Halston & Clark from 1983 to 1984. He earned a Juris Doctorate
degree from the Santa Clara University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts
degree from the University of
California, Berkeley. He fills one of
the new positions created by Senate
Bill 56. Freeland is a Democrat.
Jacobs, 57, of Modesto, has been an attorney then partner with
Crabtree, Schmidt & Jacobs since 1980. She previously was an attorney with
Chessie System Law Department from 1979 to 1980. Jacobs earned a Juris Doctorate
degree from Indiana University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from
Indiana
University. She fills one
of the new positions created by Senate
Bill 56. Jacobs is a Democrat.
The compensation for each position is
$178,789.
