Profile of Thomas Hollenhorst

Name: Thomas Edward Hollenhorst

Fourth District, Division Two

Born Nov. 3, 1946, deceased January 14, 2024

Position: Associate Justice - Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Two

• Served the Court of Appeal from August 26, 1988, to August 1, 2017

Memberships/Awards:

• Member: California Judges Assn., 1982-2024; and Riverside Rotary Club, 1979— 2024(Board of Directors, 1979-83).
• Former member: National District Attorneys’ Assn., 1976-81; California District Attorneys’ Assn., 1975-81; and Riverside County Bar Assn. (Secretary, 1980-81).

Prior Judicial Assignments:

• Judge, Superior Court, Riverside County, March 21, 1985 (date of oath) to Aug. 26, 1988 appointed [succeeding Judge John D. McFarland, deceased] by Governor Deukmejian March 20, 1985, and elected in 1986.
• Judge, Municipal Court, Riverside Judicial District, Riverside County, Dec. 31, 1981 (date of oath) to March 21, 1985, appointed [succeeding Judge John H. Barnard, elevated] by Governor Brown, Jr. Dec. 9, 1981 and elected in 1982. Presiding Judge, 1984.

Appointment/Election:

• Appointed by Governor George Deukmejian and took the oath of office on August 26, 1988. He ran for retention in 2014, winning a new term. He retired from the bench on August 1, 2017.

Education:

• L.L.M. (1995), Univ. of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia
• J.D. (1971), Hastings College of Law, San Francisco, California
• B.A. (1968; major, Political Science; minor, French), San Jose State College [now Univ.], San Jose, California

Bar Admission: Admitted to California Bar June 1, 1972.