Associate Justice, Second Appellate District BAR ADMISSION: Admitted to Califomia Bar in 1972 EDUCATION: B.A. (Economics) Northwestern University, 1955; J.D. University of Chicago School of Law, 1960; L.L.M. (advanced degree) in Criminal Law, Northwestern University School of Law, 1961. PROFESSIONAL LEGAL BACKGROUND: Federal Prosecutor/Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Organized Crime and Racketeering Section, U.S. Department of Justice—tried cases and handled appeals in several cities, headed OCR Office in Las Vegas (4 yrs); Deputy Director, Neighborhood Legal Services Project (1 yr);First Deputy Director and second Director of National Legal Services Program, U.S Office of Economic Opportunity (3 yrs.); Professor of Law, University of Southern California—taught evidence and trial practice, supervised USC clinical programs for 4 years, and served as appellate lawyer (12 yrs); Author: Books include: Justice and Reform (Transaction Books,1974, 1978), Toward Equal Justice (Oceana,1975,1981), and California Trial Guide (Matthew Bender,1986)[a 5 volume trial practice set]; Articles include: series on “Organized Crime: Challenge to the American Legal System” (1962-63); “A Conservative Rationale for the OEO Legal Services Program” (1968); and “Toward a Responsive Justice System” (1978). JUDICIAL BACKGROUND: Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division 7 (1982-present); Acting Presiding Justice, Division 7 (1988-present); ProTem Justice, California Supreme Court (1984, 1985). PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES/ASSOCIATIONS/AFFILIATIONS: California Judges Association: Appellate Courts Committee (1984-91, 1997-present), Ethics Committee (1985-89), CJA Liaison to State Bar Appellate Committee (1985-90); California State Bar: Committee on Practical Training of New Lawyers (1973-77), Chair, Access to Justice Working Group (1994-97); Los Angeles County Bar Association: Neighborhood Justice Center Committee (1977-81); American Bar Association: Organized Crime Committee, Criminal Justice Section (1969-72), Special Committee on Dispute Resolution (1976-83),Chair, Access to Justice Sub-committee (1991-95); Fellows of the American Bar Foundation: Advisory Research Committee (1995-present); National Resource Center for (Middle-class) Consumers of Legal Services, Board executive committee (1978-83). EDUCATIONAL/PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND AWARDS: Northwestern University: Student body president, Deru (honorary society) and Departmental Honors in Economics; University of Chicago: Editor, University of Chicago Law Review, National Scholarship and AmJur Award; Order of the Coif (honorary); “Justin Dart Award for Academic Innovation” from USC, 1971; first annual “Loren Miller Legal Services Award” from California State Bar, 1977; KNX “Southern California Citizen of the Week” 1978; rated “Exceptionally Well Qualified” for appellate courts by Judicial Nominees Evaluation Commission; named “Appellate Justice of the Year” 1989, by Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles; in 1990 California State Bar named new fellowship program for young lawyers the “Earl Johnson Community Lawyer Fellowships;” in 1991 received “Outstanding Judicial Achievements Award” from Consumer Attorneys of California; included in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in the World. PROFESSIONAL TEACHING/EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES: Adjunct (part-time) Professor of Law, Georgetown Law School (1967-68); Adjunct Professor of Law, Howard Law School (1966); board member, Continuing Judicial Studies Program, California Judicial Education and Research (CJER)(1983-87); lecturer for judicial organizations and bar associations; co-authored books: California Family Law Trial Guide and Federal Trial Guide (both Matthew Bender, 1992). COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: National Equal Justice Library, President (1990-95) and Executive Committee (1996-present); California Access to Justice Commission (1997-present).