The Honorable Tara M. Desautels is the immediate past-Presiding Judge for the Alameda County Superior Court and is currently sitting in a Civil Direct Calendar assignment. Judge Desautels’ prior supervisory positions include terms as the Assistant Presiding Judge, the Supervising Judge of the Hayward Hall of Justice, and the Supervising Judge of the Wiley E. Manuel Courthouse in Oakland, California.

Appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in April 2010, Judge Desautels has served in assignments across varied case-types, including Juvenile, Family, Criminal, and Civil. She has been an ongoing member of the Court’s Executive Committee, led the development of the Court’s Strategic Plan, chaired the Court’s Information Technology Committee, and previously served on the Court’s Access and Self-Represented Litigants and Jury Committees, among others.

Statewide, Judge Desautels has served two terms as the Vice-Chair of the Trial Court Presiding Judges’ Advisory Committee to the Judicial Council of California (JCC).

Prior to her appointment, Judge Desautels was a litigator at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP, specializing in Complex Litigation, White Collar Criminal Defense, and Antitrust matters. Judge Desautels began her legal career as a Deputy District Attorney in the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office where she handled criminal matters county-wide, including as a member of the Felony Child Sexual Assault Team.

Judge Desautels is a graduate of U.C. Law San Francisco (formerly U.C. Hastings College of the Law) and Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

Alameda County Bar Association

The Alameda County Bar Association (ACBA) is a professional membership association for lawyers and other members of the legal profession. The ACBA provides access to ongoing legal education; and promotes diversity and civil rights in the Alameda County legal community. Our mission is to promote excellence in the legal profession and to facilitate equal access to justice.

Louis Goodman
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louisgoodman2010@gmail.com
510.582.9090

Special thanks to ACBA staff and members: Hadassah Hayashi, Director (https://www.acbanet.org/)

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Technical support: Bryan Matheson, Skyline Studios, Oakland

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Louis Goodman
www.louisgoodman.com
https://www.lovethylawyer.com/
510.582.9090
Music: Joel Katz, Seaside Recording, Maui
Tech: Bryan Matheson, Skyline Studios, Oakland
Audiograms: Paul Roberts

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