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Feb. 23, 2011

Margie Gunthardt Woods

Drawn to the human element of her cases, Judge Margie Gunthardt Woods is undaunted, whether she's scaling a mountain or overruling a parole decision by California's governor.

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Margie Gunthardt Woods

Margie G. Woods

San Diego County (San Diego)

Career Highlights: Retired June 7, 2021; Appointed to the San Diego County Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis, 2001; commissioner, San Diego County Superior Court, 1998-2001; commissioner, San Diego County Municipal Court, 1993-98; associate, Royce, Grimm, Vranjes, McCormick & graham, San Diego, 1992-93; sole practitioner, San Diego, 1990-92; juvenile court referee, San Diego County, 1987-90; sole practitioner, San Diego, 1986-87; supervising and staff attorney, defenders Inc., San Diego, 1982-86; deputy city attorney, San Diego, 1981-82

Law School: University of San Diego School of Law
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By Pat Alston

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN DIEGO - Vonda White, a convicted killer, had been in prison for 30 years when Judge Margie Gunthardt Woods granted the woman's writ of habeas corpus and ordered her release two years ago.

White, under orders from the leader of a religious cult, fired two bullets into a defecting member's back in 1975. After he fell, she shot him again in the head. She was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced ... (continued)

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