County of San Benito
Barbara Thompson currently serves as the Assistant County Counsel for the County of San Benito since January 2018. Prior to this role, Barbara Thompson held various positions including County Counsel, Interim County Counsel, and Deputy County Counsel for Plumas County from 2002 to 2008. Barbara Thompson earned a Doctor of Law (JD) degree from the USC Gould School of Law between 1995 and 1998.
County of San Benito
San Benito County covers approximately 1,396 square miles ranging in elevation from near sea level to over 5,000 feet, has a population of over 56,000, and is bordered to the north by Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties, by Merced and Fresno counties to the east, and by Monterey County on the west and south. Hollister, the county seat, is approximately 95 miles south of San Francisco, 45 miles inland from Monterey, and 300 miles north of Los Angeles.