Keith F. Sparks

Keith Fogus Sparks was a retired Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District. He was appointed by Governor Brown Jr. in 1981 and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments and the electorate in 1986. He served as a Judge of the Superior Court of Placer County from 1977 to 1981 and was the Presiding Judge in 1979. He was also a Deputy District Attorney and Chief Deputy District Attorney of Placer County from 1967 to 1977. He authored a student note for the California Law Review and wrote significant decisions on cases related to negligent infliction of emotional distress, the State Bar's use of mandatory dues, and a nominee for judicial office. Sparks served in the U.S. Navy from 1956 to 1957 and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a J.D. and B.A. He was a Democrat and Episcopalian.