Patrick Wallner, 55, of Redding, has been reappointed to the 27th District Agricultural Association, Shasta District Fair Board of Directors, where he has served since 2001. Wallner has been president at Wallner Plumbing Co. since 1987. He was an expeditor at the Voorwood Company from 1984 to 1987. Wallner is president of the National Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association and a member of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, Redding East Rotary Club, Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce and the Sierra Pacific District Exchange Clubs. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Wallner is a Democrat.
Victor Woolery, 71, of Cottonwood, has been reappointed to the 27th District Agricultural Association, Shasta District Fair Board of Directors, where he has served since 2006. Woolery was a manager at Vic’s Branding Iron from 2004 to 2013, president at Woolery Livestock Transportation from 1969 to 2004 and a teacher at Los Molinos Unified School District from 1969 to 1972. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Woolery is a Republican.
Tana L. Coates has been appointed to a judgeship in the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court. Coates, 58, of San Luis Obispo, has been a partner at Coates and Coates LLP since 2009. She was a partner at James R. Murphy, Jr. and Tana L. Coates, A Law Corporation from 2005 to 2009 and an associate at James R. Murphy, Jr., A Law Corporation from 1991 to 2005. Coates earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Houston Law Center and a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She fills the vacancy created by the elevation of Judge Martin J. Tangeman to the Court of Appeal. Coates is a Democrat. The compensation for this position is $191,612.
Daryl E. Kennedy and Adam B. Ryan have been appointed to judgeships in the Shasta County Superior Court. Kennedy, 59, of Redding, has served as a commissioner at the Shasta County Superior Court since 2013, where he was general counsel from 2001 to 2013. He was a partner at Reiner, Simpson and Kennedy from 2000 to 2001, where he was an associate from 1994 to 2000, and an associate at Moss and Enochian from 1989 to 1994 and at Thelen, Marrin, Johnson and Bridges from 1986 to 1989. Kennedy earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Monica M. Marlow. Kennedy is a Democrat.
Ryan, 46, of Redding, has been a sole practitioner since 2013. He was a partner at Wright, Ryan and Anderson PLC from 2012 to 2013 and a sole practitioner from 2002 to 2012. Ryan was an associate at Sinclair and Hill in 2002 and at Moss and Enochian from 1999 to 2002. He was a sole practitioner from 1998 to 1999 and an associate at McGlynn and McGlynn from 1997 to 1998. Ryan earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Golden Gate University School of Law and a Bachelor of Science degree from California State University, Chico. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge William D. Gallagher. Ryan is a Republican. The compensation for each of these positions is $191,612.
Laura S. Woods has been appointed to a judgeship in the Tehama County Superior Court. Woods, 53, of Cottonwood, has been a public defender at the Law Office of Laura S. Woods since 2008. She was an associate at McGlynn and Clark from 2014 to 2015 and a research attorney for the Shasta County Superior Court from 2009 to 2014 and from 2003 to 2006. Woods served as a deputy district attorney at the Tehama County District Attorney’s Office from 2006 to 2008 and from 2000 to 2003. She served as a deputy district attorney at the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office from 1996 to 2000 and was an associate at Bonne, Bridges, Mueller, O’Keefe and Nichols from 1995 to 1996. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Western State University, College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Pepperdine University. Woods fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge John J. Garaventa. She is a Republican. The compensation for this position is $191,612.
Gregory J. Elvine-Kreis has been appointed to a judgeship in the Humboldt County Superior Court. Elvine-Kreis, 47, of Arcata, has been supervising attorney at the Humboldt County Public Defender’s Office since 2013, where he served as a deputy public defender from 2010 to 2013. He was an associate at the Law Offices of Mark Berg from 2003 to 2010. Elvine-Kreis earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Diego School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Humboldt State University. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge W. Bruce Watson. Elvine-Kreis is a Democrat. The compensation for this position is $191,612.