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CWSL Alumna Allison Zuvela ’94 Appointed Judge in Sacramento County Superior Court

May 22 2024
Allison Zuvela '96, Sacramento County Superior Court Judge
Allison Zuvela '96, Sacramento County Superior Court Judge

SAN DIEGO (May 22, 2024) -- Earlier this month, California Governor Gavin Newsom appointed California Western School of Law  (CWSL) alumna Allison Zuvela ’94 as Judge in the Sacramento County Superior Court.

Allison has served as a Retired Annuitant Deputy Public Defender at the Yolo County Public Defender’s Office since 2023 and served in several positions there from 2003 to 2021, including Chief Deputy Public Defender and Assistant Chief Deputy Public Defender. She served as a Deputy Public Defender in the Tulare County Public Defender’s Office from 1995 to 2003. Allison fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Sharon A. Lueras.