Kathleen Vermazen Radez, of Alameda County, Calif., has been appointed on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026 to serve as a Judge in the Alameda County Superior Court. Radez has served as a Deputy City Attorney at the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office since 2024. (Office of the Governor via Bay City News)

Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced the appointment of Kathleen Vermazen Radez, a deputy city attorney in San Francisco, as a new Alameda County Superior Court judge. 

Radez will replace Judge Julia Spain, who is retiring, Newsom announced Feb. 2. 

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.