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Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Mark McCannon as a judge in San Mateo County Superior Court.
He will fill the seat vacated by the retirement of Judge Marie Weiner, according to a press release from Newsom’s office.
McCannon, a San Francisco resident, has been a judge in the Alameda County Superior Court since 2013. He previously worked as a deputy district attorney in the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office from 1997 to 2013.
He received his law degree from the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.
McCannon drew headlines in 2023 when he rejected a plea deal negotiated by former Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price in a triple murder case.
Price released a video on social media that was widely reported at the time, saying she wanted to disqualify McCannon from hearing any further criminal cases that she brought.
Price was recalled by voters in November amid allegations she was too lenient on violent crime.
The appointment was one of 14 made by Newsom on Friday.
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