Hon. Chinhayi C. Cadet

Chinhayi C. Cadet is a judge of the Superior Court of San Mateo County in California, appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom on July 9, 2021 to replace Mark R. Forcum. She earned her Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center. Prior to her judicial appointment, Cadet worked as an associate at Hillsinger & Costanzo (1998-1999) and at Swerdlow, Florence, Sanchez & Rathbun (1999-2001). She then served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California from 2001 until her appointment to the bench.