- Occupation: Attorney/Managing Partner
 - University of Minnesota, School of Medicine B.S. degree in Medical Technology in 1975
 - Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College: J.D. in 1982
 - Managing Partner, Pillsbury, Levinson & Mills in San Francisco until 1999
 - !999 to present, Mills & Larson, Managing Partner
 - Lecturer: American Academy of Neurologists; American Psychiatric Association
 - Published: "Dealing with Insurance Adjusters & Insureds." California Negotiation & Settlement Handbook/Bancroft-Whitney, Chapter 6
  
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Top Priorities if Elected |   
- Maintaing our Court's tradition of superb judges
 - Access to the courts - including the need for qualified interpreters and the need for adequate court facilities
 - Effective and competent management of the civil docket.
  
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- Contra Costa Times and The Recorder, Northern California's legal newspaper
 - Contra Costa County Superior Court Judges
 - Mike Reynolds, Author of the "Three Strikes" law
  
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- Judges with Civil Experience
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THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY COURT NEEDS JUDGES WITH CIVIL TRIAL EXPERIENCE
  
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