
Career Highlights: Appointed Ventura County Superior Court judge, 2009, retired August 15, 2024; deputy district attorney, Fresno County, 2007-09; senior deputy district attorney, Ventura County, 1984-2007; associate, law clerk, Kahn, Soares and Conway LLP, 1983-84.
Law School: Santa Clara University School of Law, 1984
Daily Journal Staff Writer
VENTURA - There's a dog in Judge Nancy Ayers' chambers. Obie, an 18-month-old Labrador retriever with a coat the color of soft butter, is not just any dog. He is a guide-dog-in-training.
Ayers, a former prosecutor who took the Superior Court bench in Ventura a year ago, is a "puppy raiser" for Guide Dogs of America. She teaches manners, obedience and, most importantly, patience, to her puppies - a long, bu... (continued)