1st District, Division 2 (San Francisco)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the 1st District Court of Appeal by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2014; judge, San Francisco County Superior Court, 2005-14; partner, Morrison & Foerster, 1996-2005; chief assistant district attorney, San Francisco, 1996; partner, Howard Rice, 1992-96; assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of California, 1987-92; partner, Howard Rice, 1986-87; associate, Howard Rice, 1981-86; clerk, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Charles M. Merrill, 1980-81
Law School: Harvard Law School, 1980
Career Highlights: Appointed to the 1st District Court of Appeal by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2014; judge, San Francisco County Superior Court, 2005-14; partner, Morrison & Foerster, 1996-2005; chief assistant district attorney, San Francisco, 1996; partner, Howard Rice, 1992-96; assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of California, 1987-92; partner, Howard Rice, 1986-87; associate, Howard Rice, 1981-86; clerk, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Charles M. Merrill, 1980-81
Law School: Harvard Law School, 1980
"Hello my friend. I know this may be unwise, but I've been known for unwise behavior before. How are your abs?"
Those three sentences were included in one of dozens of emails sent by a convicted pedophile to a 15-year-old boy over the course of several months. What 1st District Court of Appeal Associate Justice Marla J. Miller wanted to know during oral argument was whether those words could be "objectively and unhesitat... (continued)
