BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. - Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the appointment of Philip H. Heithecker as a Superior Court Judge at the Butte County Superior Court, the court said in a news release Monday.
Newsom announced the appointment on Wednesday and fills the empty spot left when Judge Robert A. Gulsman retired.
Heithecker will be sown in on Dec. 1 at 4 p.m. at the Butte Superior Court North County Courthouse in Chico.
Heithecker began his legal career as a Butte County Deputy District Attorney in 1992.
The Butte County Superior Court currently has 11 judgeship positions and two commissioner positions.
