Jose Castillo '06, Keith Fong '90 appointed as superior court judges

Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed two King Hall alumni, Jose Scher Castillo ’06 and Keith Kern Fong '90, as superior court judges. Castillo, of San Diego, will serve on the San Diego Superior Court, and Fong, of Oakland, will serve on the Alameda Superior Court, the governor’s office announced in a Dec. 8 press release.

Castillo has been an assistant United States Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of California, since 2010. He served as a staff attorney at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 2007-2010 and was an adjunct professor at UC Hastings College of the Law from 2009-10.

Castillo was a law clerk for the Hon. Micaela Alvarez at the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge David B. Oberholtzer. Castillo is a Democrat.

Fong has served as a law clerk for the Hon. Saundra Brown Armstrong at the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, since 2009. He was senior counsel and associate at Kerr & Wagstaffe LLP from 2002-09. Fong also served as a law clerk for Armstrong from 2001-02, from 1993-98 and in 1992. He was general counsel and chief administrative officer at Discovery Foods from 1998-2001 and an associate at Gordon & Rees from 1990-93. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Ronni B. MacLauren. Fong is a Democrat.