Chad L. Peace has been selected as the new Court Executive Officer for the San Mateo County Superior Court.
Peace holds a Juris Doctor degree from Thurgood Marshall School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Concordia University Chicago. He has obtained the Certified Court Manager, Certified Court Executive, and Institute for Court Management Fellows designations through the National Center for State Courts. Peace is admitted to the State Bar of Texas and the State Bar of Kansas, as well as the U.S. District Court of Kansas.
Peace has been the Director of Justice Court Services for Harris County, Texas since 2022, developing and monitoring justice court operational budgets and justice court performance standards. He previously served as the Director of Court Administration for Montgomery County, Texas, beginning in 2019, and the Director of Court Development for the Kansas Supreme Court in 2018.
Peace has extensive experience in a wide range of court operations, finance and employee training. He works directly with hundreds of court staff, supervisors, managers, administrators, executives and judges while consulting to improve court processes in over 100 counties. Since 2022, Peace has served as Municipal Court Judge for Montgomery, Magnolia and Stagecoach in Montgomery County, Texas.
“We welcome Chad Peace as our next Court Executive Officer,” Presiding Judge-Elect Stephanie G. Garratt said. “Being a judge, lawyer and administrator, Chad is uniquely qualified to help us navigate through challenging times ahead.”
Peace will begin his role as the San Mateo County Superior Court’s Court Executive Office in February of 2025, taking over from outgoing Court Executive Officer Neal I. Taniguchi who is retiring after 37 years of government service. Taniguchi has been with the San Mateo County Superior Court for 14 years and has served as the Court Executive Officer for over the last six years.
Susan Cohn is a member of the American Theatre Critics Association and the State Bar of California. She may be reached at susan@smdailyjournal.com.
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