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Earl Johnson Jr. was appointed to a newly-created position as an Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Seven by Governor Brown Jr. in 1982. He was confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments and the electorate to two 12-year terms in 1986 and 1998. He was a professor and associate professor at the University of Southern California Law Center, a director of the Legal Services Program, a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, and a founding president of the National Equal Justice Library. He has received numerous awards and memberships, and has authored and co-authored multiple books, articles, and book chapters. He has also authored numerous significant decisions relating to attorney fee awards, civil procedure, constitutional law, contracts, corporations, criminal and juvenile law, dependency, environmental law, evidence, family law, property and land finance law, remedies, taxation, and torts.
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Justice Douglas Swager and Justice Timothy Reardon are being interviewed for the California Appellate Court Legacy Project, which is creating an oral history of the appellate court in California. Justice Swager was born and raised in Richmond, California and attended Portola Junior High School and Harry Ells High School in Richmond. He went on to attend the University of California at Berkeley, majoring in Business Administration, and then Hastings College of the Law. Justice Reardon was also a graduate of Hastings College of the Law. During the interview, Justice Swager discussed his upbringing and his decision to pursue a career in law.
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Douglas Elmer Swager is an Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division One. He was nominated by Governor Wilson in 1995 and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. He was previously a Judge of the Superior Court in Contra Costa, appointed by Governor Deukmejian in 1987, and a Judge of the Municipal Court in the Bay Judicial District, appointed by Governor Deukmejian in 1985. Prior to his judicial career, he was a private law practitioner in Richmond, California from 1973-1985. He holds a J.D. from Hastings College of the Law and a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Republican and a Catholic.
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Justice Robert Dondero was born in San Francisco, the second generation of his family who had emigrated from Northern Italy. His father worked for the Sunset Scavenger Company, and his mother was a housewife. He was an only child, but had many cousins who lived nearby. He attended St. Peters grammar school in the Mission District, and then Riordan High School. He was involved in speech and debate activities, and his friends from that program went on to become lawyers and judges. He attended the University of Santa Clara, where he majored in history and was involved in student government. He met his wife, Liz Heffernan Dondero, at his law school graduation, and they have two daughters, Alison and Chrissy, who are both involved in the law. He has several grandchildren, and is 6'7" tall.
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Justice Donald King was a lifelong resident of San Francisco. He attended college at Auburn University, but returned to San Francisco to finish his degree at the University of San Francisco. He served in the Army and then attended law school at USF. He went into private practice and was involved in politics, becoming the Chairman of the Democratic Central Committee in 1962. In 1976, he was appointed to the San Francisco Superior Court by Governor Jerry Brown, Jr. During his time on the court, he implemented a mediation system for custody cases, which was successful in helping parents make decisions about their children.
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Donald Bruce King was a retired Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal in the First Appellate District, Division Five. He was appointed to the newly-created position by Governor Brown, Jr. in 1982 and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. He was also a judge on the San Francisco Superior Court from 1976 to 1982. Prior to this, he was a private law practitioner from 1959 to 1976. He was a member of the California Judges Association, the Family Law Advisory Committee to the Judicial Council, and the Bar Association of San Francisco. He was also the recipient of several awards for his public service. He was a lecturer at the Hastings College of the Law, the University of San Francisco School of Law, and the Golden Gate University School of Law. He was also the co-author of the California Practice Guide Family Law.
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This docketing statement shall be completed by the clerk of the Superior Court and forwarded to the Court of Appeal with the notice of appeal. (Ct. App., First Dist., Local Rules of Court, rule 1(b)(2 ).) * Send this docketing statement and a copy of marke d notice of appeal directly to the Fi rst District Appellate Project. ** Final determination will be made by the Court of Appeal.
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This form is a Docketing Statement for Criminal Notice of Appeal. It must be completed by the clerk of the Superior Court and forwarded to the Court of Appeal with the notice of appeal. The form asks for information about the appellant, the type of proceeding or conviction, the names of participants, the status of the appeal, the appellate case history, court reporters, estimated length of transcripts, and the name and contact information of trial counsel.
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The Court Appointed Counsel (CAC) Direct Deposit Compensation Program allows attorneys representing indigent defendants in the Courts of Appeal to have their compensation claim payments directly deposited into their checking or savings account at a financial institution. This program offers several advantages, such as fewer trips to the financial institution, avoiding long lines on payday, and less risk of error due to a lost warrant or misdirected deposit. To enroll in the program, you must complete the Direct Deposit Enrollment Authorization Form and submit it to the JCC Accounting Office. After submitting the form, your account will be ready for direct deposit within 15 to 30 days. Payments are transmitted to the SCO every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and should be available to you at the beginning of the sixth business day after the JCC’s transmission. If you close your account without notifying the JCC Accounting Office, the funds will be returned and payment will not be made until the funds are returned to the JCC Accounting Office.
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Justice H alim Dhanidina, a retired associate justice of the California Supreme Court, grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and was educated in public schools. His parents were both trained teachers and instilled in him the importance of education and diversity. He was influenced by his parents and learned that perseverance and hard work can lead to success. He believes that a college education is not only about helping to accumulate material things, but also about developing as a person.
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Retired Associate Justice Dennis A. Cornell of the California Court of Appeal Fifth Appellate District was born and raised in Merced, California. His parents were a civil engineer and a homemaker. He was expected to go to college and ended up attending Stanford University, where he majored in Political Science and developed an interest in the Civil War. He worked for the water system and did stadium announcing during college. He then attended George Washington University Law School in Washington DC, where he was exposed to the Vietnam War, Watergate, and the death penalty arguments in the Supreme Court. He also got to visit the U.S. Supreme Court several times and met Justice Thurgood Marshall.
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