Harry W. Low

Harry W. Low was a retired presiding justice of the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Five. He was appointed to the newly-created position by Governor Brown Jr. in 1982 and was confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments and the electorate. He also served as an Assistant Administrative Presiding Justice of the Court, a Judge of the Superior Court, a Judge of the Municipal Court, and a Deputy Attorney General. He was a member of various professional, civic, and charitable organizations, and was the first judge of Chinese-American ancestry in Northern California. He was also a professor at the University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law and a lecturer for various judicial seminars and study committees. He was a Democrat.