Congratulations to ACBA Member Carl Chamberlain, Karen Schulz, Carole Bosch, and Matthew Kahn on your appointments!

Santa Clara Superior Court

ACBA member Carl Chamberlin, of San Francisco County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Santa Clara County Superior Court. Chamberlin has served on the ACBA Trial Practice Executive Committee for many years, including serving as Chair, and has served as the Lead Appellate Court Attorney at the First District Court of Appeal, First Appellate District since 1999. He served as an Acting Assistant District Attorney at the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office in 1992.  Chamberlin worked as an Associate and Of Counsel  at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe from 1985 to 1999. Chamberlin received 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 Drew Takaichi. 

Karen Schulz, of San Mateo County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Santa Clara County Superior Court. Schulz has served as an Immigration Judge at the U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review since 2021. She worked as Executive Director and Managing Attorney at Step Forward Foundation from 2015 to 2021. Schulz was the owner of the Law Office of Karen Schulz from 2010 to 2018. She received a Juris Doctor degree from the Santa Clara University School of Law. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Julianne Sylva. 

San Francisco Superior Court

Matthew Kahn, of San Francisco County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the San Francisco County Superior Court. Kahn has worked as a Partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher since 2013, where he worked as an associate from 2004 to 2013. Kahn received a Juris Doctor degree from Stanford University School of Law. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Mary E. Wiss. 

Contra Costa Superior Court

Carole Bosch, of Alameda County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Contra Costa County Superior Court. Bosch has served as an Administrative Law Judge at the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board since 2021. She worked as a Supervising Attorney at Hildebrand, McLeod & Nelson from 2017 to 2021. Bosch worked as a Partner at Minnard Bosch from 2016 to 2017. She  worked as an attorney at Kazan McClain Satterley & Greenwood from 2013 to 2016 and at Farrise Law Firm from 2012 to 2013. Bosch was a Partner at Paul and Hanley from 2007 to 2011. She served as an Annual Attorney at the California Supreme Court in 2007. She worked as a Clerk at Hersh & Hersh from 2005 to 2007. Bosch received a Juris Doctor degree from Golden Gate University School of Law. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Patricia Scanlon. 

See the full list of appointments here.