Hon. Michael P. Candela

Michael Candela is a judge on the Superior Court of Butte County, California. He was appointed by former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on April 8, 2010, and sworn in on May 3, 2010. Prior to his judgeship, Candela served as a deputy prosecutor in the Butte County District Attorney's Office from 1997 to 2010, worked as a research attorney for the San Joaquin County Public Defender's Office, served as a deputy district attorney in Marin County, and practiced civil litigation in the Bay Area for four years. He earned a bachelor's degree from Chico State University and a Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco Law School. Candela was automatically re-elected in 2012, and his current term will expire in January 2019. He is licensed to practice law in California.