The Superior Court of San Benito County has announced that Presiding Judge Steven R. Sanders will retire early next year.
He spent 20 years on the bench, and some of his career highlights include serving as the Juvenile Dependency Court Judge for over 14 years, creating a library literacy program for the children of felony probationers, establishing collaborative courts such as drug court, behavioral health court, and parental responsibility court, otherwise known as truancy court.
Judge Sanders will retire on January 15th, ending over 34 years of his career in public service.