Sarah J. Carrillo (Tuolumne County)
Superior Court of California, County of Tuolumne
insufficient Left–Right record (FairPAC / Wake the Bench assessment — not an official court label): Insufficient public record. Insufficient Soft 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: Deep. Legacy letter alias: C (transitional only). How the matrix works.
- 1 · Role fidelity
- Thin · Thin
No sourced pattern attached yet. - 2 · Judicial craft
- Thin · Thin
No sourced pattern attached yet. - 3 · Rights & liberty
- Thin · Thin
No sourced pattern attached yet. - 4 · Public safety
- Thin · Thin
No sourced pattern attached yet. - 5 · Separation of powers
- Thin · Thin
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 Tuolumne
- Office
- District / seat
- Tuolumne County Superior Court
- County
- Tuolumne County
- Appellate district
- District 5
- 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, Tuolumne County — roster Soft from official Judicial Assignments HTML (Judges Soft; Commissioner Soft-excluded).
Deep dive Deep
Cite-only career / advocacy Soft profile. FairPAC / Wake the Bench assessment — not an official court label.
Background
Tuolumne County native; graduated Curtis Creek Elementary and Sonora High School — per court biography.
Education
B.A. with honors, CSU Chico; J.D., University of California Davis, King Hall School of Law — per court biography.
Prior professional work
Small-firm family/civil practice; Deputy County Counsel, Tuolumne County (from April 2005); Acting County Counsel (2012); County Counsel (2013–September 2025); WhiteBrenner, LLP (to January 2026); Assistant General Counsel, California State Association of Counties (January–July 2026) — per court biography.
Advocacy / public roles
Not yet sourced — researchable.
Appointment / elevation
Appointed by Governor Newsom June 2, 2026 to Tuolumne County Superior Court; sworn in July 17, 2026 — per court biography.
Soft Deep from Tuolumne Superior Court primary biography (4 cited subsections; advocacy Soft-empty). Grade stays C.
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