Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Kevin M. Seibert to a judgeship in the Tuolumne County Superior Court.

Seibert, 56, of Sonora, has been a partner at Downey Brand LLP since 2000. He was a partner at Steinheimer, Riggio, Haydel and Mordaunt from 1991 to 2000, where he was an associate from 1985 to 1990. Seibert earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham Young University. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Eleanor Provost. Seibert is registered without party preference.

The compensation for this position is $184,610.