Press Release
Court Announces Retirement of Hon. Christine Carringer
Fairfield, California – The Superior Court of California, County of Solano announces the
retirement of the Hon. Christine A. Carringer effective September 8, 2025. Judge Carringer
was appointed to the bench by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. on December 27, 2013.
Judge Carringer has served as Supervising Judge of the Civil Division, Supervising Judge of
the Family Division and two terms on the Superior Court’s Appellate Division. Judge
Carringer has presided over complex civil litigation for nearly six years and retires from the
Court’s Civil Division.
Judge Carringer is a California native and as the daughter of a career Air Force officer, also
lived in Maine, Washington, Alaska, Pennsylvania and the UK. Between college and law
school, she worked in the corporate world and began skydiving, a passion which lasted many
years and included belonging to an all-women professional skydiving demonstration team.
Judge Carringer holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the Pennsylvania State
University and her Juris Doctor from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.
She was admitted to the State Bar of California and the United States District Court, Eastern
District in 1987.
Judge Carringer’s legal career includes time spent as an Associate at Porter Scott in
Sacramento (1987-1989), an Associate at Segal & Kirby in Sacramento (1989-1994), a
Shareholder at Knox Ricksen in Oakland and Fairfield (1995-2005), Of Counsel at Power &
Miller in Sacramento (2006-2009) and Field Counsel for Katchis, Harris & Yempuku for
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company in Sacramento (2009-2013).
Prior to her appointment to the bench, Judge Carringer served on the Board of Directors
(2008-2011) and as President (2009) for the Solano County Bar Association and on the
Board of Directors for Legal Services of Northern California (2007-2013).
She has been an active instructor of judicial education, including New Judge Orientation and
Appellate Best Practices for the Judicial Council’s Center for Judicial Education and
Resources. She has taught Bench Demeanor, Small Claims and Unlawful Detainer courses.
She has served as a Judge for UC Davis King Hall Negotiations Competition from 2008-
2025, and is co-founder of Girls on the Rise, a career program for girls and young women
interested in pursuing a career in the legal or criminal justice profession. She currently
serves on the Judicial Selection Advisory Committee.
Upon her retirement announcement, Judge Carringer commented, “It has been my great
privilege to serve as a judge for nearly twelve years in Solano County which has been my
home for three decades, and where I raised my family and practiced law before becoming a
judge. It was an honor to work daily with court staff who are the most hardworking public
servants I have known. I thank my colleagues for their friendship, collegiality and commitment
to justice and public service. I also thank the dedicated attorneys who volunteer their time
and expertise with patience and good cheer to handle small claims and unlawful detainer
cases as judges pro tem for Solano Superior Court. I’m very proud to have been a member of
a bench which, at the time of my retirement, is one of the most diverse in California, a
reflection of Solano County’s position as the most diverse county in the State. While the work
wasn’t easy, it was always interesting and challenging, and there was never a day that I didn’t
look forward to going to the courthouse.”
Judge Alesia Jones, the Court’s Presiding Judge commented, “Judge Christine Carringer
served as judicial officer in the Family Law and Civil divisions of our court. She was a tireless
bench officer, dedicated to the rule of law. As a judicial colleague, Judge Carringer took the
lead in fostering collegiality and inclusion. She worked tirelessly to organize the Girls on the
Rise events, designed to mentor young women and to encourage them to enter in the field of
law. We will miss Judge Carringer and are honored to have worked with her.”
Judge Carringer will be joining Judicate West, a private mediation firm, upon her retirement.