Alameda County
Bar Association

News From the Court: Judicial Appointments 

ACBA members Roz Silvaggio and Han N. Tran were appointed to the Alameda County Superior Court

Alameda County Superior Court

Rozlynn Silvaggio Bauman
ACBA member Roz Silvaggio

ACBA member Roz Silvaggio, of San Francisco County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Alameda County Superior Court. Bauman has served as a Deputy Public Defender at the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office since 2007. She served as an Attorney at the Contra Costa County Alternate Defender’s Office in 2007 and was a Deputy Public Defender at the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office from 2004 to 2007. Bauman earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law. She fills the vacancy created by the death of Judge James Cramer. 

Han N. Tran
ACBA member Han N. Tran

ACBA member Han N. Tran, of Alameda County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Alameda County Superior Court. Tran has served as a Senior Deputy City Attorney at the Oakland City Attorney’s Office since 2020. He was a Sole Practitioner from 2007 to 2020. Tran was a Deputy District Attorney at the Solano County District Attorney’s Office from 2003 to 2006 and an Associate at Latham & Watkins LLP from 2000 to 2003. Tran was an Associate at McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen from 1996 to 2000. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Jeffrey Brand. 

Chad A. Stegeman
Chad A. Stegeman

Chad A. Stegeman, of San Francisco County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Alameda County Superior Court. Stegeman has served as a Supervising Deputy Attorney General at the California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General since 2022 and was a Deputy Attorney General IV there from 2015 to 2022. He was an Adjunct Professor at the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco from 2019 to 2023. Stegeman was a Partner at Carroll, Burdick & McDonough from 2011 to 2015 and an Associate there from 2003 to 2005. He was Counsel at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld from 2005 to 2011. Stegeman was an Associate at Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood from 2002 to 2003 and at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson from 1999 to 2001. He served as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Robert Payne at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia from 2001 to 2002. Stegeman earned a Juris Doctor degree from the New York University School of Law. He fills the vacancy created by the appointment of Judge Tara M. Desautels to the Court of Appeal. 

Kevin T. Wong
Kevin T. Wong

Kevin T. Wong, of Contra Costa County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Alameda County Superior Court. Wong has served as an Assistant District Attorney at the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office since 2023. He served as a Deputy District Attorney at the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office from 2001 to 2023. Wong earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Dennis Hayashi. 

Contra Costa County Superior Court

Robert S. Leach
Robert S. Leach

Robert S. Leach, of Contra Costa County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Contra Costa County Superior Court. Leach has served as Chief of the Special Prosecutions Section at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of California since 2023 and has served in several positions there since 2012, including Deputy Chief of the Corporate and Securities Fraud Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney. He served in several roles at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 2003 to 2012, including Assistant Regional Director, Branch Chief and Staff Attorney. Leach was an Associate at Latham & Watkins LLP from 1998 to 2003 and served as a Law Clerk for the Honorable John G. Davies at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California from 1997 to 1998. Leach earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Susanne Fenstermacher.

Congratulations to the new appointees! Please help us welcome Judges Silvaggio, Tran, Stegeman, Wong, and Leach!

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