FEATURE ARTICLE
Richard K. Sueyoshi Judge of the Superior Court, Sacramento County
Judge Russell L. Hom 2021 SCBA JUDGE OF THE YEAR By Judge Richard K. Sueyoshi
A Persevering Leader in an Unprecedented Time As the hours passed on Thursday, March 19, 2020, Sacramento Superior Court Presiding Judge Russell Hom swiftly moved through a series of meetings and phone calls while confronted with a question that no Presiding Judge before him had ever faced: Should he order the immediate closure
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of all Sacramento Superior Court facilities to protect the health and safety of jurors, parties, attorneys, court employees and the general public in face of the COVID-19 pandemic? Judge Hom recalls the uniquely turbulent time for the court and community: “At that very early stage, there was confusion regarding the extent of the public health
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“Judge Hom is the epitome of what you want in a judicial officer. He is a total class act, calm, balanced, never gets flustered, and has a sense of humor.” Roger Dreyer of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora LLP.
