Patrick R. McKinney II (Alameda County)
Superior Court of California, County of Alameda
insufficient Left–Right record (FairPAC / Wake the Bench assessment — not an official court label): Insufficient public record. Insufficient cite depth for ideology.
Judge matrix ThinNot enough public cites yet
Cite-only multi-axis Soft. FairPAC assessment — not an official court label. Evidence depth: Thin. Legacy letter alias: C (transitional only). How the matrix works.
- 1 · Role fidelity
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No sourced pattern attached yet. - 2 · Judicial craft
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No sourced pattern attached yet. - 3 · Rights & liberty
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No sourced pattern attached yet. - 4 · Public safety
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No sourced pattern attached yet. - 5 · Separation of powers
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No sourced pattern attached yet. - 6 · Ethics & fitness
- No public discipline on file · N/A
Absence of attached public CJP discipline is not a purity claim.
Research status: grades use public cites only; thin records stay C until sourced. How we research.
- Court
- Superior Court of California, County of Alameda
- Office
- District / seat
- Alameda County Superior Court
- County
- Alameda County
- Appellate district
- District 1
- Election
- unknown
- Composite
- ThinNot enough public cites yet Researchable but unsourced — default until cites land. Alias of legacy C when thin.
- Legacy letter
- C Mixed / thin record (alias only)
- Record lean
- insufficient
Public decisions (chronological · cite-only)
Voting / case record: limited public data
This section will grow chronologically as published opinions / CJP decisions are Soft-attached. We never invent case holdings or a complete trial docket.
California published opinions · CJP decisions
About this listing
Superior Court judge, Alameda County — from official Governor Brown appointment announcement HTML.
Deep dive Deep
Cite-only career / advocacy Soft profile. FairPAC / Wake the Bench assessment — not an official court label.
Background
Judge of the Alameda County Superior Court (Governor appointment announcement). Also listed on the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda Judicial Directory and Assignments effective January 2, 2026 (McKINNEY, PATRICK).
Education
He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. (per Governor appointment announcement).
Prior professional work
McKinney has served as assistant secretary for legal affairs and chief counsel at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation since 2015. He served in several positions at the California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General from 2011 to 2015, including as supervising deputy attorney general and deputy attorney general. McKinney was special counsel for litigation at Farella, Braun and Martel LLP from 2009 to 2011, where he was an associate from 2001 to 2009. — per Governor appointment announcement.
Advocacy / public roles
Not yet sourced — researchable.
Appointment / elevation
Appointed by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. to serve as a Judge in the Alameda County Superior Court. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Jeffrey W. Horner. McKinney is a Democrat.
Wave 2 deepen from primary Governor Brown appointment announcement HTML. deepDive=Deep. Grade C until opinion/CJP cites. Never invent holdings/ideology.
Cite-only. We never invent career history or advocacy.
Why this grade — metrics
See methodology.
Public discipline (CJP)
Check the Commission on Judicial Performance before relying on any grade. We do not invent findings.
cjp.ca.gov decisions by judges
Sources
- Source · — source
- Commission on Judicial Performance — public decisions
- Grade methodology — methodology.html