Judge Garen J. Horst

Garen J. Horst is a Placer County Superior Court judge who was elected and sworn into office in 2012. He has been assigned to jury trials, mental health court, sex crime calendar, criminal habeas corpus petitions, misdemeanor calendars and arraignments, family law trials, small claims appeals, and felony jail courtroom calendar. He has also been a justice pro tem for the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District and has experience as a professor, instructor, and presenter/lecturer. He has a Juris Doctor from National Law Center, George Washington University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science with Honors from University of California, Santa Barbara.