01/30/2026
Sarah M. Brattin, of Sacramento, has been appointed Assistant Secretary and Chief Counsel at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Brattin has been a Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary in the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom since 2025. Brattin was a Deputy Attorney General in the Correctional Law Section at the California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General from 2017 to 2024. She was a Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary in the Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. from 2014 to 2017. She was a Graduate Legal Assistant at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in 2014. Brattin earned a Juris Doctor degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from the University of California, Davis. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $242,016. Brattin is registered without party preference.