Candidate for
Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 4, Division 3

Education:

Women's Medical College School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, 1965
University of California, Irvine, CA, B.A., 1975
Pepperdine University, School of Law, Malibu, CA.-JD, 1978

Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal-2000 to present
Judge, Orange County Superior Court-1989 to 2000
Attorney, civil litigation-1978 to 1989
Registered Nurse-1965-present
2nd Lt., U.S. Army Nurse Corps, combat nurse-1966
-Vietnam Service Medal
-National Defense Service Medal
-Cross of Gallantry With Palm

Appellate justice (2000-present)
Civil trials (1989-1994, 1999-2000)
Civil law and motion (1990-1991)
Complex civil litigation (1991-1994)
Criminal trials (1995-1999)
Family law (1996)
Superior Court Appellate Department (1993-1994)
Specially assigned to Court of Appeal, District Four, Division Three (1993)

Cum laude, University of California, Irvine, 1975
American Jurisprudence Award for Civil Procedure, 1978
Distinguished Alumna Award, University of California, Irvine, 1992
Alumnus of the Year Award, Pepperdine Law School, 1993
Judge of the Year, Orange County Women Lawyers, 1993
Resolutions from Orange County Board of Supervisors for work in domestic violence , 1997, 1999

Trial Judge Civility Award, American Board of Trial Advocates, Orange County Chapter, 1999
Trial Judge of the Year, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 2000
Appellate Justice of the Year, Consumer Attorneys Association of California, 2002
Outstanding Service Award, Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 785, 2005
Lifetime Achievement Award, Chapman University, 2005
Orange County Citizen of the Year, League of United Latin American Citizens, 2005
Judicial Council & AOC honor for chairing Court Interpreters Advisory Panel, 2005
Toastmasters International Communications & Leadership Award, 2005
Appellate Justice of the Year Award, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 2006
California Women Lawyers' Joan Dempsey Klein Most Distinguished Jurist Award, 2009
Orange County Trial Lawyers Association's Judicial Excellence Award, 2010
Western State University Honorary Doctorate Degree, 2010

Professional Activities:

California Judges Assn., Civil Law and Procedure Comm. (Chair 91-92)

Robert A. Banyard Inn of Court (President 92-94)
Lecturer, University of California, Irvine, School of Management (90)
California Judicial Council, Workforce on Certification for Interpreters for the Deaf (90)
Task Force on Violence to Women (95)
Orange County Family Violence Council (Chair, 95-00)
Trial Practice Inn of Court, Los Angeles County Bar Association (96)
California Judicial Council, Advisory Comm. on Civil & Small Claims (97-00); Court Interpreters, Chair (01-05)
Celtic Bar Association, member 01-present
Association of Business Trial Lawyers, member board of directors (02-05)
Chapman University's Center for Lawyering and Trial Advocacy (CLTA) (04-07)
Judicial Council of California member (05-08)
Rules and Projects Committee, RUPRO, (05-06-vice-chair; 06-07-chair) (Judicial Council internal committee) (05-08)
Litigation Management Committee (Judicial Council internal committee) (05-08)
Liaison for Judicial Council to Appellate Advisory Committee (05-08)
California Judges Association, Executive Board (08-present)
Judicial Council Task Force for Criminal Justice Collaboration on Mental Health Issues (08-present)

Orange County Family Violence Council (Chair, 95-00)
Stay-in-school program volunteer (90-95)
Operation Jumpstart volunteer (95-96)
Constitutional Rights Foundation volunteer judge for peer court
Mock trial judge for numerous organizations
Member Board of Visitors at Pepperdine University
Member of Vietnam Veterans of America (98-present); Asst. vice president (01-present)

Bancroft Whitney, California Civil Practice Series, contributing editor
"The Past, Present and Future of Punitive Damages," Forum, 9/90
"Motions to Dismiss," Forum, 10/90
"Courtroom Procedures To Accomodate the Deaf," L.A. Daily Journal12/90
"Minors' Compromises," California Courts Commentary, 11/91
"Rules! Rules! Rules!," OCWL Update, 6/94
"Trial by Jury, You Get What You Pay For," Orange County Lawyer, 6/95
"Experts Shouldn't Be Advocates," Los Angeles Times Op-ed 10/25/95
"Restraining Orders: The E.R. of the Courthouse," California Lawyer 9/96
"From The Bench," Forum 4/98
"Domestic Violence and Stalking," California Litigation Magazine, Spring/Summer 98
"Family Violence Solutions Can Be Adaptable,"Los Angeles Times 8/98
"Changes At TheCourthouse," ABTL Newsletter, 3/98
"Peremptory Challenges Necessary to Ensure Fairness," Forum, 1/00
"Different Practices For Different Practices," ABTL Newsletter, 3/00
"Nurture Was the Nature of Vietnamese Nurse's Job," O.C. Register, 4/00
"Judicial Voir Dire More Important Than Ever," California Litigation Magazine, Spring/Summer/00
"A Judge Needs to Establish Openness, Fairness in Court," L.A. Daily Journal 3/01
"Let's Celebrate the Status of Women in the Orange County Legal Community (and
Maybe Investigate, Too)," Orange County Lawyer, 6/01
"Judicial Opinion, Employment in the Law," California Litigation Magazine, Vol.14, No.2(01)
"Improving Court Interpreter System Might Insure Fairness," L.A. Daily Journal, 1/02
"English-Only Policy Wastes State's Natural Resources," L.A. Daily Journal, 5/02
"Rust Remover," Forum, 12/02
"Visiting the Spurgeon Street Irregulars," ABTL Newsletter, 10/03
Book review, "From Jim Crow to Civil Rights" by Michael J. Klarman, Ca. Litigation Magazine, Vol.17, No.2 (04)
Forward to text ["California Civil Courtroom Handbook and Desktop Reference by Michael Paul Thomas]. (05)
"Never Again Shall One Generation of Veterans Abandon Another," Ramada Review, Oct./Nov. (05)
"Protecting the Privacy of Non-parties in Court," Litigation Magazine, Vol. 19, No.2 (06)
"Cumis Counsel: A Primer," June (07)
Race Results, Cool Titles, pub., a non-fiction book comparing U.S. Supreme Court cases with Hollywood movies, (09)
"Recent Developments in Summary Judgment Procedure," Advocate, December 2009 (09)
"Courthouse Art," The Bench, Spring 2010 (10)