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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.

Justice Dennis A. Cornell was appointed to the California Appellate Court in 1992 by Governor Wilson and was re-elected in 1998. He was a United States Magistrate Judge from 1986 to 1992 and had a private law practice from 1972 to 1992. He was a member of the California Judges Association, the Cow County Judges Association, the American Judicature Society, the California Trial Lawyers Association, and the Merced County Bar Association. He was admitted to the California Bar, the U.S. Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Court, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a Democrat and enjoys playing golf, softball, running, and spending time with his family.

County 04:14 17 Bar Association for this wonderful tribute to Just ice Sills. 04:14 18 I'm honored to be here. I'm honored to be here 04:14 19 with the Chief Justice, and I'm honored to be here with 04:14 20 Judge Carter, who I've known for many years. 04:14 21 I have known Justice Sills for many years. I 04:14 22 first met him in the early '90s when I was a Sup erior Court 04:14 23 judge, and he was a Court of Appeal justice. I w as 04:14 24 immediately impressed with his intelligence, his 04:14 25 commitment to the law, and his ability to write 04:14 DEBBIE GALE, U.S. COURT REPORTER 10 1 opinions that were clear, concise, and well-researched. 04:14 2 I also admired his ability to work with his colle agues 04:14 3 and to bring out the best in them. 04:14 4 I have had the privilege of serving on the Court 04:14 5 of Appeal with him for the past 16 years. During t hat time, 04:14 6 I have come to know him as a colleague,

David George Sills is a Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three. He was appointed by Governor Deukmejian in 1990 and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments and the electorate. He was also a Judge of the Superior Court of Orange County from 1985 to 1990. He has authored several significant decisions in his career, including People v. Soto and In re Marriage of Buzzanca. He is a member of several organizations, including the California Judges Association and the Orange County Bar Association. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1960 to 1965 and holds a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Bradley University and a Law Degree from the University of Illinois College of Law.

Judge Daniel M. Hanlon was appointed to the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Four in 1995 by Governor Wilson and was elected in subsequent elections. Prior to this, he was appointed to the Superior Court, San Francisco in 1978 by Governor Brown Jr. and was the presiding judge from 1988 to 1989. He also served as a judge on the Municipal Court, San Francisco from 1972 to 1978. Judge Hanlon was a member of various organizations such as the California Judges Association, the San Francisco Lawyers' Club, and the St. Thomas More Society of San Francisco. He was also the recipient of the St. Thomas More Award in 1986 and 1984. Judge Hanlon retired in 2000.

Justice Daniel Kremer was born in 1937 in Olympia, Washington. He fell victim to polio in 1951 when he was 13, and was out of school for a year. During this time, he developed an interest in reading and boating. He went on to become the captain of the Stanford debate team and won the oldest intercollegiate debate in the nation. After graduating from Stanford, he attended law school and was admitted to the bar in 1964. He then went to work for the California State Attorney General's Office, where he was given the opportunity to study for the bar and pass the bar review course. He was assigned to the criminal division for the summer.

Daniel J. Kremer is a Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One. He was appointed by Governor Deukmejian in 1985, confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments, and elected by the electorate in 1986 and 1998. He was also a Judge of the Superior Court of San Diego County from 1983-1985 and held various positions in the California State Department of Justice from 1964-1983. He holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School and a B.A. from Stanford University. He is a Democrat and was admitted to the California Bar in 1964.

[laughing] Timothy Reardon: [Laughing] That‘s a great story. Daniel Hanlon: So I thought about it and I thought, ―Well , I‘m 35 years old and I‘ve been practicing law for seven years and I‘ve been in the Marines and I‘ve done a lot of things and I‘ve been to Vietnam and I‘ve done a lot of things. I think I‘m ready for the bench.‖ So I applied and I was appointed. Timothy Reardon: Great. So you served on the Municipal Court for six years and then you were appointed by Governor Brown to the Superior Court in 1978. Daniel Hanlon: Yes. Timothy Reardon: And then you served as Presiding Judge of the San Francisco Superior Court from 1983 to 1988. Daniel Hanlon: Yes. Timothy Reardon: And then you were appointed to the First District Court of Appeal in 1995. Daniel Hanlon: Yes. Justice Daniel Hanlon was a native San Franciscan who traveled to San Jose as a teenager. He attended the University of San Francisco and received his B.A. degree in 1962 and his J.D. degree in 1964. He was

In this transcript, Retired Justice Daniel Curry of the California Court of Appeal talks about his childhood growing up in Phoenix, Arizona. He talks about his family, his friends, and his experiences working for the Los Angeles Times while in high school. He also talks about why he decided to go to Loyola Law School and how he paid his way through college and law school.