With the retirement of Judge Harry S. Kinnicutt in March, two candidates are vying to fill his seat on the Solano County Superior Court. The first is Steve Gizzi, a practicing attorney from Benicia and a former councilmember and vice mayor. The other is John Coffer, a longtime prosecutor and criminal defense attorney in […]
Former councilman campaigning for judgeship
Steven Gizzi, a former Benicia vice mayor and current practicing attorney, is running for Solano County Superior Court judge, succeeding Harry S. Kinnicutt who retired in March. Gizzi says he is campaigning for the judgeship to all allow courts to be more innovative and make justice more accessible for people. The former Benicia City Councilmember […]
Letter: Gizzi for judge
Gizzi for judge Steve Gizzi is the most qualified candidate running to be Solano County’s next Judge.Gizzi has been a Judge Pro tem for 10 years here in Solano County and has heard over 4,000 cases. Gizzi served on the Benicia City Council and currently practices as a partner in a local law firm. Gizzi […]
Benician throws in bid for Solano County Superior Court judge
Steve Gizzi, the managing partner of a Benicia law firm and a former City Councilmember, announced his candidacy for Solano County Superior Court judge this week. Gizzi and his volunteers collected enough signatures from Solano County residents to be placed on the June 5 ballot. Gizzi is a managing partner with the law firm Gizzi […]
Benicia woman appointed as Solano County Superior Court judge
Staff Report On Friday, Gov. Jerry Brown announced the appointment of 33 superior court judges, including a Benicia woman to the Solano County Superior Court, according to a news release by the governor’s office. Dora Rios, 47, will be filling the vacancy left by Judge Scott L. Kays, who retired in June. Rios has served […]
BHS alum pleads no contest to 2016 robbery, murder
The suspect responsible for the assault of a Benicia Safeway manager and death of a Suisun City woman last year has pled no contest to his charges. Christine Joens was banking at her local Wells Fargo on Tennessee Street in Vallejo on Feb. 2, 2016 when a man struck her from behind. The man, 2015 […]
Jury scammer making rounds in Solano County
A person calling cellphones claiming to be an employee of the Solano County Jury Department and requesting personal information is an impostor, the Solano County Superior Court said in a release Thursday. County citizens have claimed that they were called by a person identifying himself as a law enforcement officer with the jury department claiming […]