Associate Justice, Sixth Appellate District BAR ADMISSION: Admitted to California Bar in January 1967 EDUCATION: Stanford University (BA, History, Class of 1962); University of California Hastings College of Law (JD, Class of 1966). PROFESSIONAL LEGAL BACKGROUND: Private practice, San Jose, CA (1967-1968); Santa Cruz County Assistant District Attorney (1968-1975); Santa Cruz County District Attorney (1975-1977). JUDICIAL BACKGROUND: 1977 to 1988, Superior Court Judge, Santa Cruz County (civil, criminal, law and motion, probate, family law and juvenile departments, and terms as Presiding Judge); 1988, appointed to Court of Appeal, Associate Justice and elected 1990. In 1993 appointed Presiding Justice and elected 1994. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES/ASSOCIATIONS/AFFILIATIONS: State Bar; California Judges Association; Judicial Council Criminal Law Advisory Committee; Appellate Presiding Justices Advisory Committee; Santa Clara County Bar Association; Santa Cruz County Bar Association; California District Attorney’s Association. EDUCATIONAL/PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND AWARDS: Honors and awards from the Santa Cruz County Bar Association and Bar Committees during tenure as Superior Court Judge. PROFESSIONAL TEACHING/EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES: Active in legal education through programs for the California Judges Association and Continuing Education of the Bar. Teacher and lecturer at law schools, colleges and high schools. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Membership on Board of Directors of Gateway School; Santa Cruz Montessori School; York School; Cabrillo Music Festival and Capitola-Soquel Little League.