The Hon. Christopher Longaker (Ret.) served as a commissioner for the Marin County Superior Court in California. Longaker was appointed to the bench in 2015. He retired on October 31, 2020.
Prior to his appointment, Longaker practiced in multiple areas of the law, including criminal prosecution and criminal defense. He also specialized in family law and personal injury matters, helping to re-establish mediation and co-parenting counseling in resolving family law matters.
Longaker earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1962. He then completed a J.D. at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1965.