Alameda County (Alameda)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Alameda County Superior Courtby Gov. Pete Wilson, 1996; executive director, Alameda County Bar Association, l990-96; partner, McCarthy, Leonard & Spain, l987-90
Law School: UC Hastings College of Law, 1981
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Alameda County Superior Courtby Gov. Pete Wilson, 1996; executive director, Alameda County Bar Association, l990-96; partner, McCarthy, Leonard & Spain, l987-90
Law School: UC Hastings College of Law, 1981
“I’m just going to tell you the real candid answer,” said Alameda County Judge Julia A. Spain when asked why she sought out a career in the legal profession.
Coming from a rural Southern background, Spain explained that the expectation was that she would marry a minister, an idea she rejected. But when she heard a pastor talk about God having a purpose for everyone, Spain started to wonder what her calling was.
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