Politics & Government
Governor Appoints Democrat to Riverside County Judgeship
Assistant Public Defender Dean Benjamini, 47, of Bermuda Dunes was chosen by Gov. Jerry Brown to fill a Superior Court seat that became vacant when a court commissioner position was converted to a judicial post last January.
A seasoned civil and criminal attorney was appointed to a Riverside County judgeship, the governor's office announced Friday.
Assistant Public Defender Dean Benjamini, 47, of Bermuda Dunes was chosen by Gov. Jerry Brown to fill a Superior Court seat that became vacant when a court commissioner position was converted to a judicial post last January.
Benjamini has worked in an administrative capacity for the Office of Public Defender since earlier this year. Prior to that, he was a managing partner at Benjamini & Benjamini for eight years. From 1994 to 2005, he worked as a deputy public defender, according to the governor's office.
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Benjamini, a Democrat, will be paid $181,292 a year.
The court could not immediately confirm to which courthouse he will be assigned.
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