Gov. Schwarzenegger Appoints Beth McGowen to Santa Clara County Superior Court

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the appointment of Beth A.R. McGowen to a judgeship in the Santa Clara County Superior Court.

McGowen, 44, of Morgan Hill, has been a partner for Bingham McCutchen since 2002. Previously, she was an associate then partner with  McCutchen Doyle Brown & Enersen from 1990 to 2002. McGowen earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham Young University. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge C. Randall Schneider. McGowen is a Republican.