Colleen Gleason, of Lafayette, was appointed to the bench on March 25 to replace retired Judge Cheryl Mills.
MARTINEZ — Just three weeks after she helped secure a six-year prison term for a now former Contra Costa deputy convicted of assault in a fatal shooting, longtime prosecutor Colleen Gleason has been made a superior court judge.
In her 20 years at the District Attorney’s office, Gleason prosecuted a range of cases, including recent stints in the sexual assault and homicide units. Her final case was the prosecution of Andrew Hall, a Contra Costa deputy who fatally shot two people in Danville within a three-year span. Hall’s attorneys argued the shooting was lawful self-defense. Jurors couldn’t reach a verdict on the manslaughter count but convicted Hall of assault with gun enhancements.
Gleason prosecuted the case alongside Chris Walpole, a high-ranking member of the DA’s office who lives on the East Coast. Gleason took the lead on the trial, giving opening statements and closing arguments to the jury.
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