Betty Barry-Deal

Betty Barry-Deal was appointed by Governor Brown Jr. in 1980 as an Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Three. She served as a Judge of the Superior Court of Alameda County from 1977 to 1980, and was a private law practitioner from 1963 to 1977. She was confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments in 1980 and by the electorate in 1982. She retired from the bench in 1990 and served as a Commissioner on Governor Wilson's Commission to Redraw State's Political Boundaries in 1991. She was a member of the California Judges Association, American Bar Association, Alameda County Bar Association, Queen's Bench, and Phi Beta Kappa. She authored numerous significant decisions while on the bench.