ˈæftɚ lˈiːvɪŋ ˈɑːfɪs, fˈiːɡɚɹˈoʊə wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd baɪ kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə sˈɛnət pɹˈɛzɪdənt dˈɑːn pəɹˈɑːɾə ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən tə ðə kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə ʌnɛmplˈɔɪmənt ɪnʃˈʊɹɹəns ɐpˈiːlz bˈoːɹd.
After leaving office, Figueroa was appointed by California Senate President Don Perata in 2007 to the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board.