Frances K. Greenleaf appointed as Humboldt Superior Court Commissioner

The Humboldt County Superior Court has selected Frances K. Greenleaf as Court Commissioner, effective January 1, 2019. 



She graduated from Willliams College with a B.A. in Economics, cum laude, and the University of Arizona College of Law with a J.D., summa cum laude.  Ms. Greenleaf was admitted to the Arizona State Bar in 1996 and the California State Bar in 1998. She began her legal career as an associate attorney with Lewis and Roca LLP in Tucson, Arizona and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles, California.

After moving to Humboldt County, she served as a deputy public defender at the Office of the Humboldt County Public Defender and as an associate attorney at Janssen Malloy Needham Morrison Reinholsten Crowley & Griego LLP in Eureka, California.  Since 2016,  Ms. Greenleaf has been employed as a research attorney at the Humboldt County Superior Court.  She has served as a temporary judge and interim court commissioner during her employment with the court.     

Court Commissioners perform various judicial functions and duties with respect to traffic, criminal, small claims, child support, family law, juvenile, probate, and other matters.  They are are appointed to perform judicial functions to assist the court in performing its constitutional and statutory duties for the administration of justice, with primary responsibility for presiding over a daily court calendar as assigned, including acting as a temporary judge in cases. 

“I  look forward to continuing to assist the Humboldt County Superior Court and working with the community and express my appreciation to all the staff and Judges of the court for their dedication and assistance,” states Ms. Greenleaf.