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
VENTURA -- The first thing one notices when meeting Judge Nancy Ayers these days is what's missing.
Gone is her service dog, which had been trailing her for the better part of 20 years, beginning when she was a deputy district attorney up to her tenure on the Ventura County Superior Court.
Whether it was Labrador retrievers Obie or Frank, Ayers had been fostering dogs for Guide Dogs ... (continued)