Joan Klein
| Joan Klein | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| California Second District Court of Appeal | |
| Title: | Presiding Justice |
| Position: | Division Three |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Gov. Jerry Brown |
| Active: | 1978-2015 |
| Past post: | Superior Court of Los Angeles County Judge |
| Past term: | 1975-1978 |
| Personal History | |
| Bachelors: | San Diego State University, 1947 |
| Law School: | UCLA Law School, 1955 |
Joan Dempsey Klein is the presiding judge of Division Three of the Second District Court of Appeal in California. She was appointed by then-Governor Brown and took her oath of office on April 28, 1978. She was retained in the November 5, 2002 and January 6, 2003 elections.[1] Her current term expires on January 5, 2015.[2]
Education
Judge Klein graduated with a B.A. from San Diego State University in 1947. She also graduated with an LL.B. from UCLA Law School in 1955. [3][4]
Legal career
She was the deputy attorney general for California from 1955 to 1963. After this, she was appointed to the Los Angeles Municipal Court and later elected to the Los Angeles Superior Court in 1975. She has traveled around the world as a judge. She was a co-founder and the first President of the National Association of Women Judges, as well as the founding President of the California Women Lawyers. She has given many lectures for various organizations and has served as a member of the California Council on Criminal Justice.[3][4]
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