Kathryn Mickle Werdegar
| Kathryn Mickle Werdegar | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| California Supreme Court | |
| Title: | Justice |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Gov. Pete Wilson |
| Active: | 1994-2015 |
| Past post: | California First District Court of Appeal |
| Past term: | 1988-1989 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | April 5, 1936 |
| Undergraduate: | University of California at Berkeley |
| Law School: | George Washington University |
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Kathryn M. Werdegar is an associate justice of the seven member California Supreme Court. She was appointed to the court in the state's Commission-selection, political appointment method of judicial selection in May 3, 1994 by Governor Pete Wilson. She was retained in November 2002 for another twelve year term. Her current term ends in 2015.[1]
Education
Justice Werdegar earned her undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley. She began her law studies at the University of California School of Law and earned her Juris Doctor at George Washington University, where she graduated first in her class.[1]
Professional Career
Werdegar served in many different capacities prior to her appointment to the California courts. After graduation, she worked at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington D.C. After moving back to California, she served as a senior staff attorney with the California Courts of Appeal and the California Supreme Court. She also taught and worked as an Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs at the University of San Francisco School of Law. Werdegar was appointed to the California First District Court of Appeal in 1988 prior to her appointment to the California Supreme Court.[1]
Awards and Associations
- Citation Award, University of California School of Law, 2002
- Justice of the Year Award, Consumer Attorneys of California, 1998
- Appellate Justice of the Year Award, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 1996
- California Alumni Association Excellence in Achievement Award, 1996
- Distinguished Public Service Award, George Washington University Law Alumni Association, 1996
- Charles Glover Award, George Washington University School of Law, 1962[1]
Associations
- Editor-in-Chief, California Law Review
- Regents' Lecturer, University of California at Berkeley
- Member, American Law Institute
- Member, National Association of Women Judges
- Member, California/Nevada Women Judges Association
- Member, California Judges Association
- Board Member, California Supreme Court Historical Society
- Former Board Member, Boalt Hall Alumni Association[1]
Elections
2002
| California Supreme Court, Associate Justice 2002 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
Kathryn M. Werdegar 
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3,776,837 | 74.2% | ||
| Against retention | 1,318,662 | 25.8% | ||
- Click here for 2002 General Election Results from the California Secretary of State.
See also
External links
- npr.org, "The Nation: California Supreme Court Upholds Prop 8", May 27, 2009
- McGeorge School of Law, "Supreme Court Justices make McGeorge a Regular Stop", March 13, 2009
- Los Angeles Times, "Judge Seen as a Conservative -- Usually", May 6, 1994
References
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| Current |
Kathryn Mickle Werdegar • Ming Chin • Marvin Baxter • Joyce Kennard • Carol Corrigan • Goodwin Liu • Tani Cantil-Sakauye • | ||
| Former | Annette Abbott Adams • Alexander O. Anderson • Frank M. Angellotti • Rose Bird • Carlos Moreno • Ronald George • Serranus Clinton Hastings • | ||
