San Luis Obispo County (Paso Robles)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2012; U.S. magistrate judge, U.S. District Court, Central District, Santa Barbara, 2004-12; judicial staff attorney and judge pro tempore, San Luis Obispo County Superior Court, 1999-04; judicial staff attorney, U.S. District Court, Central District, Los Angeles, 1991-99; associate, Shearer, Lanctot, Walsh & Knorp, San Francisco, 1989-90.
Law School: California Western School of Law, 1989
Career Highlights: Appointed to the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2012; U.S. magistrate judge, U.S. District Court, Central District, Santa Barbara, 2004-12; judicial staff attorney and judge pro tempore, San Luis Obispo County Superior Court, 1999-04; judicial staff attorney, U.S. District Court, Central District, Los Angeles, 1991-99; associate, Shearer, Lanctot, Walsh & Knorp, San Francisco, 1989-90.
Law School: California Western School of Law, 1989
PASO ROBLES — Judge Rita Federman hasn’t forgotten her Rochester roots and still plays a friendly, weekly game of euchre, still popular in her hometown.
“It’s like a short form of bridge,” she said. “[My friends] have nothing to do with the law, so we get to laugh and talk and leave work completely behind.”
While Federman might not be playing with lawyers, those who appear in her family ... (continued)
