Former ACBA Board President Toni Mims-Cochran, 53, of Alameda County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Alameda County Superior Court. Mims-Cochran has served as a Commissioner at the Alameda County Superior Court since 2016. She was a Sole Practitioner from 2002 to 2016 and an Attorney at the Eviction Defense Center from 2000 to 2002. Mims-Cochran earned a Juris Doctor degree from the San Joaquin College of Law. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Leopoldo E. Dorado. Mims-Cochran is a Democrat. 

Contra Costa County Superior Court

ACBA Member Shara Beltramo, 44, of Contra Costa County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Contra Costa County Superior Court. Beltramo has served as a Deputy District Attorney at the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office since 2018. She was an Associate at the Morrill Law Firm from 2016 to 2017 and served as a Deputy District Attorney at the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office from 2004 to 2016. Beltramo earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Steven K. Austin. Beltramo is registered without party preference.