Newsom taps Fairfield court investigator for state position
(The Old Solano County Courthouse is pictured by a Google Street View vehicle in 2020. Photo: Google)
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday appointed a Solano County woman to a position within the Department of Consumer Affairs.
In a news release sent to reporters, the governor’s office said Elizabeth Ichikawa of Fairfield had been tapped to serve on a seven-member board within the agency known as the Professional Fiduciary Advisory Committee.
It was not immediately clear which specific position Ichikawa had been appointed to. The Professional Fiduciary Advisory Commitee had two vacancies as of Tuesday afternoon, including one listed as a probate court investigator. Ichikawak’s current role is that of a court investigator for the Superior Court of California in Solano County.
Ichikawak’s career has been spent primarily in the legal field, according to a description of her current and previous roles provided by the governor’s office. Before serving as a court investigator, she worked as a judicial assistant for the county. Prior to that, she worked as an administrative assistant and a paralegal for a pair of private law firms. She graduated from California State University, Sacramento with a graduate certificate.
In addition to her work as a court investigator, Ichikawa is also the founding director of the Solano Alliance for Justice and Empowerment as well as the director of the North Bay Athletic Association.
Ichikawa is expected to continue in her role as a court administrator for Solano County while serving on the state’s Professional Fiduciary Advisory Committee. Her compensation was listed by the governor’s office as $100 per diem, or per day worked.
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