SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE-ELECT REBECCA CONNOLLY IS EXPECTED TO STEP INTO HER NEW JOB A FEW MONTHS EARLIER THAN ORIGINALLY PLANNED. THAT’S BECAUSE SHE’S REPLACING JUDGE MICHAEL BARTON, WHO PLANS TO STEP DOWN AT THE END OF AUGUST. LOCAL COURT OFFICIALS APPEALED TO THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE, TO GRANT CONNELLY AN EARLY APPOINTMENT, AND GOVERNOR SCHWARZENGGER HAS DONE THAT.
