Barton C. Gaut

Justice Barton C. Gaut was appointed by Governor Wilson to a newly-created position on the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two in 1997. He was then confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments and the electorate in 1998. Before that, he was appointed by Governor Wilson to the Consolidated Superior and Municipal Courts in Riverside County in 1995. He had previously been a partner at Best, Best & Krieger law firm in Riverside, California. He has a Bachelor of Science from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Law Degree from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley. He is a member of the Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court and has been President of the Riverside County Barrister and Riverside County Bar Association.