The Fresno Bee highlights new Fresno AUSA Susan Phan in Sunday's paper. While it didn't make the paper, the Federal Defender also recently hired a new AFD for its Fresno Office, Peggy Sasso. Peggy worked at white collar defense firm, Paul Weiss, before joining the FD's office. Both Phan and Sasso graduated UCLA Law School, a plug for my alma matter.
In Sacramento, long-time AFD Mary French recently announced she is leaving the FD to become a Social Security Administrative Law Judge. Michael Petrik is moving from handling the misdemeanor unit to a felony trial slot while Lauren Cusick switches over to supervising misdemeanors, though keeping a hand in felonies. In the fall, Lauren will also help run a trial advocacy clinical program with McGeorge Law School.