SACRAMENTO, CA - Governor Jerry G. Brown announced the appointment of Somnath Raj Chatterjee to a judgeship in the Alameda County Superior Court and Neetu S. Badhan-Smith as Los Angeles Superior Court Judge. Badhan-Smith, 40, has served as a Los Angeles deputy public defender since 2004. She was an attorney at the Southern California Housing Rights Center from 2003 to 2004. A graduate of UCLA and...
Southwestern Law School, Badhan-Smith fills the vacancy created by the conversion of a court commissioner position.
The South Asian Bar Association of Southern California (SABA-SC) applauded the appointment of Badhan-Smith saying that the appointment further diversifies California’s judiciary with an accomplished and well-respected member of the bar. Badhan-Smith will be only the third woman of South Asian descent to serve as a California Superior Court judge.
SABA-SC congratulated Badhan-Smith on this achievement and looks forward to her tenure on the bench. Attorney Navneet Chugh Founder President of SABA-SC while commending Badhan-Smith on her appointment said she had made the Indian-American community very proud. Chatterjee, 47, of Oakland, has been a partner at Antolin Agarwal and Chatterjee. Earlier, he was a partner at Morrison and Foerster. He served as a deputy public defender at the Contra Costa County Public Defender’s Office.He 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, Santa Barbara. Chatterjee fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Steven A. Brick.
The South Asian Bar Association of Southern California (SABA-SC) applauded the appointment of Badhan-Smith saying that the appointment further diversifies California’s judiciary with an accomplished and well-respected member of the bar. Badhan-Smith will be only the third woman of South Asian descent to serve as a California Superior Court judge.
SABA-SC congratulated Badhan-Smith on this achievement and looks forward to her tenure on the bench. Attorney Navneet Chugh Founder President of SABA-SC while commending Badhan-Smith on her appointment said she had made the Indian-American community very proud. Chatterjee, 47, of Oakland, has been a partner at Antolin Agarwal and Chatterjee. Earlier, he was a partner at Morrison and Foerster. He served as a deputy public defender at the Contra Costa County Public Defender’s Office.He 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, Santa Barbara. Chatterjee fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Steven A. Brick.
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