Betty B. Deal

Betty Barry-Deal was a retired Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Three. She was appointed by Governor Brown Jr. in 1980 and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. She was also a Judge of the Superior Court in Alameda County from 1977-1980 and a private law practitioner from 1963-1977. She authored several significant decisions, including Wylie v. Gresch, Barbara A. v. John G., and In re Lynna B. She was also a member of the Governor Wilson's Commission to Redraw State's Political Boundaries in 1991.