Profile of Mr. Chad Finke

Court Executive Officer, Superior Court of Alameda County
Current Term: July 1, 2026−September 14, 2029
Membership: Advisory member appointed by Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero

Mr. Chad Finke is the court executive officer for the Superior Court of Alameda County, a role in which he has served for the past 10 years. He has 25 years of judicial branch experience, with expertise in court operations, human resources, labor relations, finance, and policy analysis. Mr. Finke began his career as a research attorney in Alameda County before spending eight years at the Judicial Council, including three years as a director of several divisions. He returned to the Superior Court of Alameda County in 2013.

Mr. Finke currently serves on the Judicial Council’s Court Executives Advisory Committee and Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee, as well as the National Criminal History Improvement Project.

Mr. Finke received a bachelor’s degree from Grinnell College and a juris doctor from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law.