Judicial Profile: Department 56
Commissioner Robert L. Broughton
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- Biographical Information
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- Date of Birth:
- 1945
- Place of Birth:
- Tacoma, WA
- Education:
- University of Puget Sound, BA, 1970
California State University, Fresno, MS, 1975
San Joaquin College of Law, JD, 1978 - Pre-bench Legal Experience:
- Deputy Public Defender for Tulare County, California, 1979-1982;
Deputy Public Defender for Contra Costa County, California, 1982-1986
- Judicial Experience
- In 1986, Commissioner Broughton was appointed to the Bay Municipal Municipal Court, which later became a part of the Contra Costa County Superior Court by virtue of court consolidation, in 1998. His primary assignments are traffic, small claims, unlawful detainers, and civil harassment..
- Pre-bench Professional Experience
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- Faculty-California State University, Fresno, 1974-1978
- Investigator-Public Defenders’ Office, Madera, CA, 1973-1975
- Inspector-United States Postal Service, 1971-1973
- Commissioned Officer, United States Army, 1966-1969
- Current Civic & Professional Activities
- Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions Bench-Bar Coalition California Judges Association Legislative Committee
- Continuing Legal Education Faculty
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- Faculty/Seminar Leader for B.E. Witkin Judicial College, 1996-2003
- Faculty/Seminar Leader for New Judge Orientation, 1993-2005
- Ethics Qualifying Education Program, 2000-2002
- CJER-Fairness Education Committee, 2002
- Civil Law Institute, 2001
- Traffic Adjudication Workshop, 1999
- Institute for New Assignments, 1993
- Faculty/Seminar Leader for National Judicial College-Reno, 1999
- Continuing Judicial Studies Program, 1995-1998
- Civil Law and Procedures Institute, 1997
