June 28, 2026 - Shaundeep Wahid, of Stanislaus County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Stanislaus County Superior Court.

Wahid has served as a Chief Deputy County Counsel at the Stanislaus County Counsel’s Office since 2023 where he was a Deputy County Counsel from 2021 to 2023.

He served as a Deputy Public Defender at the Stanislaus County Public Defender’s Office from 2012 to 2021.

Wahid received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.

He fills the vacancy created by the death of Judge Shawn D. Bessey. Wahid is a Democrat.  

The compensation for each of these positions is $244,727.

Source: Office of the Governor