November 2, 2017

Three Southwestern Alums Appointed to County Superior Court Judgeships

Congratulations to our wonderful alums, Bruce Brodie ’78, Godofredo (O.G.) Magno ’97, and Commissioner Jennifer Dollard ’94, for their appointments to judgeship!

Bruce Brodie ’78 has been appointed to a judgeship in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Brodie has been chief deputy alternate public defender in the Los Angeles County Alternate Public Defender's Office since 2012, where he has served in several positions since 1994, including division chief, head deputy and trial attorney. He served as a deputy public defender at the Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office from 1991 to 1994.

Godofredo (O.G.) Magno ‘97 has been appointed to a judgeship in the Riverside County Superior Court. He has served as a supervising deputy public defender and unit lead attorney at the Riverside County Public Defender's Office since 2014, where he served as a deputy public defender from 1998 to 2014.

Commissioner Jennifer Dollard ’94 has been appointed to a judgeship in the Sonoma County Superior Court. She has served as a commissioner at the Sonoma County Superior Court since 2014, and was formerly a commissioner at the Shasta County Superior Court from 2007 to 2014, where she served as a research attorney from 1999 to 2007. Dollard served as a deputy district attorney at the Shasta County District Attorney's Office from 1998 to 1999 and as an assistant staff judge advocate in the U.S. Air Force from 1994 to 1998.

We wish them the best and congratulate them again as they continue to exemplify the Bison spirit!