Christopher C. Cottle

Christopher Clarke Cottle was appointed to the Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District, by Governor Wilson in 1993 and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. He was also confirmed by the electorate in 1994. Prior to this, he was an Associate Justice of the same court from 1988 to 1993. He was also a Judge of the Superior Court of Santa Cruz County from 1977 to 1988 and a District Attorney and Assistant District Attorney for Santa Cruz County from 1975 to 1977 and 1968 to 1975, respectively. He attended Stanford University on a football scholarship, and graduated from Hastings College of the Law in 1966. He is a Democrat and Episcopalian.