Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court BAR ADMISSION: Admitted to California Bar in 1965 EDUCATION: J.D., Stanford Law School, 1964; B.A., Princeton University, 1961. PROFESSIONAL LEGAL BACKGROUND: Criminal Prosecutor: Deputy Attorney General, California Department of Justice, 1965-72. (Administrative Assistant in charge of Los Angeles office, 1971). JUDICIAL BACKGROUND: Chief Justice, Supreme Court of California, appointed March 28, 1996, confirmed by Commission on Judicial Appointments, May 1, 1996; Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California, appointed July 29, 1991, confirmed by Commission on Judicial Appointments, September 3, 1991, elected 1994; Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, appointed July 23, 1987, confirmed by Commission on Judicial Appointments, August 27, 1987, elected 1990; Judge, Superior Court, Los Angeles County, appointed December 23, 1977, elected 1978 and 1984; Supervising Judge: Criminal Division 1983-84; Civil Assignments, 1985-87; Member, court’s Executive Committee, 1983-84; Judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court, appointed April 20, 1972, elected 1976; Supervising Judge: Criminal Division, 1977, and West Los Angeles Branch Court, 1974-75. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES/ASSOCIATIONS/AFFILIATIONS: Chair, California Judicial Council (1996 to present); Chair, Advisory Committee to Implement the Gender Fairness Proposals (1991-94); Co-Chair, California-Federal Judicial Council (1996 to present); Chair, Commission on Judicial Appointments (1996 to present); President, California Judges Assoc. (1982-83); Member, Los Angeles Countywide Criminal Justice Coordinating Comm. (1983-84); Member, Judicial Commission on Crime Victims (1980-82); Member, Project Safer California (1974). EDUCATIONAL/PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND AWARDS: 1997--President’s Award, State Assoc. of Counties; 1997--St. Thomas More Medallion Award; 1997--“Justice of the Year,” Consumer Attorneys of California; 1996--“Person of the Year,” Los Angeles Metropolitan News; 1996--Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation unanimous ranking of “exceptionally well qualified”(highest possible rating); 1991--“Appellate Justice of the Year,” Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Assoc.; 1983--“Trial Judge of the Year,” Los Angeles Metropolitan News (for presiding over Hillside Strangler trial); 1981--Recipient, President’s Cup of the Calif. Judges Assoc. (as the judge who did the most for the California judiciary). PROFESSIONAL TEACHING/EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES: Lecturer at numerous education programs at law schools, legal groups, law enforcement agencies, Calif. Judicial College, and Continuing Judicial Studies Program; author of Calif. Criminal Trial Judges’ Benchbook (1985-88), Calif. Criminal Trial Judges’ Deskbook (1985-88), Common Crimes and Punishments (1985-87), Determinate Sentencing Manual (1987). COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Member, Board of Visitors, Pepperdine University Law School (1996 to present); Past member, Museum Alliance Board, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History.