San Joaquin County Superior Court Appointment of Assistant Court Executive Officer – Deputy Jury Commissioner, Erica A. Ochoa
Stockton, CA — Court Executive Officer Stephanie Bohrer is pleased to announce the appointment of Erica A. Ochoa to the position of Assistant Court Executive Officer – Deputy Jury Commissioner. Ms. Ochoa will oversee court operations, including the Clerk’s Offices, courtroom operations, interpreter services, and jury services. She will also serve as the Court’s Public Information Officer.
Ms. Ochoa has served the San Joaquin Superior Court for 26 years, most recently as the Court Records Manager, where she was responsible for records management activities, including the maintenance, processing, distribution, and security of the Court’s records and exhibits, and acting as Deputy Custodian of Records. Prior to her role as Court Records Manager, Ms. Ochoa held positions as a File Clerk and Deputy Clerk in the Municipal Court before trial court consolidation, and as a Legal Process Clerk and Courtroom Clerk. She was assigned to work in the Traffic, Criminal, Family Law, Family Support, Civil, and Small Claims departments.
In addition to Ms. Ochoa’s wealth of court operations experience, she enters her new role with significant experience successfully managing large court-wide projects, including coordinating the closure of the Court’s records facility and managing the Court’s digitization project. In that role, she ensured that court case documents and files were converted into electronic format accurately and efficiently. This project has allowed the Court to provide increased access to case information for internal and external court users.
Ms. Ochoa holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Modern Language and Literature, with a minor in Business Management, from the University of the Pacific. She also earned a certificate in Judicial Administration from California State University, Sacramento.
Ms. Ochoa said of her appointment, “I am honored and grateful to be selected as the next Assistant Court Executive Officer. We have great judges and court staff, and I look forward to working with all of them in this new capacity. Together, we will continue to improve our court for the benefit of the community we serve.”
Ms. Bohrer said, “With Ms. Ochoa’s broad court experience and proven leadership, I am confident she will do exceedingly well in her new role and will help the Court deliver improved services to the public.”