Kathryn Todd
| Kathryn Todd | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| California Second District Court of Appeal | |
| Title: | Former justice |
| Position: | Division Two |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Gov. Gray Davis |
| Active: | 2000-2013 |
| Past post: | Superior Court of Los Angeles County Judge |
| Past term: | 1981-2000 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1942 |
| Home State: | California |
| Bachelors: | Stanford University, 1963 |
| Law School: | Loyola Law School, 1970 |
Kathryn Doi Todd was a judge on the Second District, Division Two of the California Courts of Appeal. She was appointed to this position by then-Governor Davis on August 1, 2000. She was retained by the November 5, 2002 and the January 6, 2003 elections.[1][2] Todd retired from the court on January 22, 2013 after 35 years in judicial service.[3]
When she was appointed to the Los Angeles Municipal Court in 1978, she was the first Asian-American female judge in the country. [4]
Education
Justice Todd graduated with a history degree from Stanford University in 1963 and went on to graduate from Loyola Law School in 1970. [4]
Legal career
Justice Todd began her legal career with a general civil practice in Los Angeles. She was appointed to the Los Angeles Municipal Court by then-Governor Brown in 1978. In 1981, she was appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court.[4]
External links
- California Courts of Appeal website
- Profile from the Appellate Counselor website
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