1st District Court of Appeal Division 1 (San Francisco)
Career Highlights: Joined JAMS, March 2024; appointed to the 1st District Court of Appeal by Gov. Gray Davis, 2002, retired January 2024; Alameda County Superior Court judge, 1988-2002; San Leandro-Hayward Judicial District judge, 1985-88; deputy district attorney, Alameda County, 1977-85.
Law School: Southwestern University School of Law, 1977
JAMS
Career Highlights: Joined JAMS, March 2024; appointed to the 1st District Court of Appeal by Gov. Gray Davis, 2002, retired January 2024; Alameda County Superior Court judge, 1988-2002; San Leandro-Hayward Judicial District judge, 1985-88; deputy district attorney, Alameda County, 1977-85.
Law School: Southwestern University School of Law, 1977
JAMS
When Kate Steinle was killed on a San Francisco pier by a bullet from a semi-automatic gun that went off in the hands of a man who was illegally in the country, her death became a rallying cry for conservatives who wanted better enforcement of immigration laws. Then-President Donald J. Trump assailed a jury's verdict acquitting Jose Inez Garcia-Zarate on all but one of the charges, calling it "disgraceful."
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