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Justice Corey G. Lee is an Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Two. After the Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation rated her “exceptionally well qualified,” Justice Lee was nominated for the position by Governor Gavin Newsom in August 2025. In November 2025, she was unanimously confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments.

Previously, Justice Lee served as Judge of the San Bernardino County Superior Court, a position to which she was appointed by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. in 2015. During her 10 years as a superior court judge, she presided over numerous hearings and jury trials involving misdemeanor and felony criminal cases, limited and unlimited civil cases, juvenile delinquency matters, and mental health/drug treatment courts. She also served as Judge and Presiding Judge in the Appellate Division of the San Bernardino County Superior Court. While on the trial court, Justice Lee was appointed to serve as Pro Tem Justice in Division Five of the Second District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles. In addition, since 2019, she has been a member of Governor Newsom’s Regional Judicial Selection Advisory Committee (JSAC) for the Inland Empire and currently serves as its Chair.

Before her judicial career, Justice Lee served as a federal and state prosecutor. As an Assistant U.S. Attorney and eventually Deputy Chief of the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s Riverside Branch, she focused on prosecuting – from investigation and indictment to trial and appeal – crimes involving racketeering activity by organized gangs, drug conspiracies, and fraud occurring in the Inland Empire. As a Deputy District Attorney, she served both Riverside and San Bernardino Counties prosecuting various misdemeanor and felony crimes including those involving violence against family, domestic partners, and children. She began her legal career as a law clerk for the U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office of Immigration Review, where she reviewed cases and wrote legal memos and decisions involving asylum, deportation, and cancellation of removal proceedings for 26 U.S. Immigration Judges in Los Angeles.

Prior to her legal career, Justice Lee held various civil service positions in Washington, D.C., including those at the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, and Health Care Financing Administration. She also worked, interned, and volunteered at various public agencies such as the New York Office of the Public Advocate Mark Green, Sanctuary for Families in Bronx, The Lighthouse in Philadelphia, and Families of Murder Victims within the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Homicide Unit.

Justice Lee earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Pennsylvania, Master of Science degree in Social Administration from Columbia University School of Social Work, and Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School.

After immigrating to the U.S. from South Korea at the age of nine, Justice Lee grew up primarily in Santa Fe Springs, a city in southeast Los Angeles County. She became a naturalized U.S. citizen during her senior year in college. Her husband has been a dedicated public school teacher in Riverside County for over 25 years. They enjoy practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu together and spending time with their large canine creatures.

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Anne Richardson

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Second District Court of Appeal

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Mon, 11/25/2024 - 12:00

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Justice Anne Richardson was nominated to serve on the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Two by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2024. She was unanimously confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments after receiving an “exceptionally well qualified” rating by the Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation.

Justice Richardson received her B.A. in Philosophy from Swarthmore College. She received her J.D. with Distinction from Stanford Law School, where she was an editor on the Stanford Law Review. She began her legal career by clerking for the late Mariana R. Pfaelzer, District Judge for the Central District of California. After her clerkship, she worked as a fellow, associate, and ultimately partner at Hadsell Stormer Keeny Richardson & Renick, LLP, and its predecessors, for 24 years. In that capacity, she litigated civil rights, human rights, and employment cases both at the trial level and in the state and federal courts of appeal. She then worked as a Directing Attorney at Public Counsel, where she litigated complex matters involving civil rights and consumer issues for four years before her appointment to the bench.

She was appointed by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. to the Los Angeles Superior Court in October 2018. She served there for 6 years, presiding over a family law home court and an independent calendar civil courtroom. She actively served on many committees during her time there, including Ethics, Rules Committee, Domestic Violence, and Mentorship. She also served as a Justice pro tem on the Second Appellate District, Division Three for three months.

Justice Richardson has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including two California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) awards, a Pro Bono award by the ACLU of Southern California, and an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale Hubbell.

Justice Richardson has taught as an Adjunct Professor at Loyola Law School and the University of California, Irvine, in the areas of Civil Rights and Appellate Advocacy.

Over the course of her career, Justice Richardson has taught at many seminars, conferences and in judicial education. She has also written articles, book chapters, and book reviews. She currently is a member of the California Judges Association, the ABA, the National Association of Women Judges, and the Executive Committee of the Labor and Employment Section of the LA County Bar Association.

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Tara M. Desautels

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Wed, 05/15/2024 - 12:00

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Tara M. Desautels was appointed to the First District Court of Appeal, Division Two, by Governor Gavin Newsom in March 2024, and was confirmed as an associate justice by the Commission on Judicial Appointments in May 2024.

Prior to being elevated to the appellate bench, Justice Desautels served 14 years as a judge for Alameda County Superior Court, to which she was appointed in 2010 by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. During her tenure, Justice Desautels presided over family, criminal, juvenile, and civil departments and held a number of supervisory positions, included the elected positions of assistant presiding judge and presiding judge. During her term as presiding judge, which coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic, Justice Desautels served two terms as vice-chair of the statewide Trial Court Presiding Judges Advisory Committee to the Judicial Council of California. Justice Desautels has also actively served on judicial committees within Alameda County Superior Court and with the California Judges Association. Currently, Justice Desautels is a member of the Judicial Council’s Information Technology Advisory Committee and chair of its Joint Information Security Governance Subcommittee.

Prior to her appointment to the bench, Justice Desautels worked as a civil litigator at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP, where her practice included state and federal litigation, as well as corporate investigations, white-collar defense, antitrust, and unfair competition claims. Before her time in private practice, Justice Desautels worked for almost eight years as a Deputy District Attorney with the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office, handling myriad criminal matters, including working as a member of the Child Sexual Assault team and as a liaison to California’s Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement Task Force.

Justice Desautels is active in the community, supporting her children’s scholastic and extracurricular activities by volunteering as needed in positions such as class parent, assistant scoutmaster, team manager, and carpool coordinator. Justice Desautels previously acted as board member and chair of CALICO, Alameda County’s Child Abuse, Listening, Interviewing, and Coordination Center, which conducts forensic interviews of child and other victims of crime. Justice Desautels is a longstanding member of the Alameda County Bar Association, which presented her with the Distinguished Service Award for Judge in 2018, and served multiple years as judicial liaison for the Minority Bar Coalition and for the Women Lawyers of Alameda County, which honored her after her initial appointment in 2010 and as Woman Jurist of Distinction in 2016.

Justice Desautels graduated from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service with First Honors and a Bachelor of Science in International Relations, Law and Organization. After working as a legal assistant at the former Brown & Wood in New York’s World Trade Center, Justice Desautels returned to California to earn her J.D. from UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), where she served as an Executive Editor for the Hastings Law Journal and earned American Jurisprudence Awards in Contracts and Trial Advocacy.

Justice Desautels is proud to have lived and worked in four of the twelve counties that comprise the First District. In her free time, Justice Desautels enjoys activities that involve water in all its forms.

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James D. Ward

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Wed, 04/24/1996 - 12:00

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James D. Ward is an Associate Justice for the Court of Appeal in the Fourth Appellate District, Division Two. He was appointed to this position by Governor Wilson on April 24, 1996, succeeding the retired Justice Dabney. His appointment was confirmed by the electorate on November 3, 1998.

Before this, he served as a Judge for the Superior Court in Riverside County. He was appointed to this role by Governor Wilson on November 29, 1993, succeeding the retired Judge Ronald T. Deissler. He took his oath on December 27, 1993, and was elected unopposed in 1994.

Prior to his judicial appointments, Ward had a private law practice in Riverside, California from 1964 to 1993. He was a partner at Thompson and Colegate from 1964 to 1993, and at Badger, Schulte & Ward from 1961 to 1964. He also served as a Deputy District Attorney in Riverside County from 1960 to 1961.

Ward has been a member of the California Judges Association since 1993 and has held various positions in other organizations. He was the Chair of the Public Information and Education Committee from 1995 to 1996, and the President of the Citizens University Committee from 1995 to 1997. He is also a co-founder and Chair of UCR Law, an organization promoting the creation of a law school at the University of California, Riverside.

He has received numerous awards, including the Jurist of the Year Award from the Judicial Council of California in 2003, and the Pride in the Profession Award from the State Bar of California in the same year.

Ward has also been involved in teaching and has written several publications. He served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of California, Riverside, and the University of La Verne College of Law. He has authored several legal articles and non-legal articles.

In terms of his military experience, Ward served in the U.S. Army from 1959 to 1960, rising from the rank of private to First Sergeant. He also served in the Reserve from 1960 to 1965.

Ward holds a J.D. from the University of San Francisco Law School and a B.A. in History from the University of South Dakota. He was born on September 8, 1935, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He is married with three children and two grandchildren.

In his spare time, Ward enjoys walking, hiking, playing golf, skiing, and sailing. He was admitted to the California Bar on January 9, 1960, and to the U.S. Supreme Court on May 14, 1979, where he argued and won two cases.

Ward is a Republican and a member of the Calvary Presbyterian Church.

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Wed, 08/31/2005 - 12:00

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Justice James D. Ward was appointed to the Court of Appeals by Governor Wilson in 1996 and confirmed by the electorate in 1998. Prior to that, he was a judge on the Superior Court, appointed by Governor Wilson in 1993. He had a long career in private law practice and was also a Deputy District Attorney in Riverside County. He was a member of many organizations, including the California Judges Association, the American Board of Trial Advocates, and the Board of Trustees of the University of California, Riverside. He was awarded the Jurist of the Year Award by the Judicial Council of California in 2003 and the Pride in the Profession Award by the State Bar of California in 2003.

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Robert J. Timlin

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Tue, 04/24/1990 - 12:00

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Robert James Timlin was born on July 26, 1932, in Buffalo, New York. His parents were both attorneys. He was raised in Washington, D.C. and attended Gonzaga High School, graduating in 1950. He then attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C, graduating with a B.A. in 1954, cum laude. He then attended the University of Michigan Law Center in Ann Arbor from September 1954 to June 1955. He then returned to Georgetown University Law Center and obtained his J.D. in 1959 and his LL.M. in 1964.

Timlin was admitted to the Illinois Bar in November 1959, and the District of Columbia Bar in June 1960. He worked as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Central District of California at Los Angeles from March 1964 to May 1966, and as a Special Attorney with the Justice Department's Criminal Division from September 1961 to July 1964. He then returned to private practice in Riverside, California, from 1970 to 1976. During that time, he was also the City Attorney for Corona and Norco in Riverside County from 1971 to 1976. He was also a part-time U.S. Magistrate (now U.S. Magistrate Judge) in the Central District of California, Riverside County, from 1971 to 1975.

In 1976, he was appointed to a newly created position as a Judge of the Superior Court of Riverside County, confirmed by the electorate in 1982 and reelected in 1988. He was appointed Presiding Judge from 1984 to 1986. In 1990, he was appointed by Governor Deukmejian to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two, succeeding Associate Justice John Hayden Hews. He was confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments and the electorate in 1990, and served until his retirement in 1994.

In April 1994, he was nominated to the newly created position of Judge of the United States District Court, Central District of California by President Clinton, and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in September 1994. He took his judicial oath in October 1994.

Timlin was a member of the California Judges Association from 1976 (including Executive Board, Civil Law and Procedure Committee, Ethics Committee, and Public Information Committee). He was also a member of the American Bar Association from 1959, the Riverside County Law Library Board of Trustees from 1978, the Georgetown University Alumni Club of Southern California from 1964, and many other organizations. He has lectured and taught at several institutions, and has authored several publications.

Timlin is married with two children and enjoys watching ball games, attending movies, and reading in his spare time. He is a Democrat and a Roman Catholic.

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Mon, 10/17/1994 - 12:00

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Robert James Timlin was a judge in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He was nominated to the newly created position by President Clinton in 1994, and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Prior to this, he was an Associate Justice on the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two, and a Judge on the Superior Court in Riverside County. He also served as a U.S. Magistrate, a City Attorney, and a private law practitioner. He was admitted to the California Bar in 1965 and the U.S. Supreme Court in 1962. He was a Democrat and a Roman Catholic.

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Franklin D. McDaniel

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Fri, 12/27/1974 - 12:00

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Franklin Douglas McDaniel was born on July 13, 1920 in Akron, Ohio. He attended Purdue University in Indiana, earning a B.S degree with Highest Distinction in 1942. He then went on to Stanford University Law School, where he earned his J.D. in 1948. McDaniel was admitted to the California Bar in January 1949.

McDaniel began his legal career in private practice with Horton & Knox, and then went on to become a partner in Byrd, Sturdevant, McDaniel & Pinney in 1959. From 1951-1959, he served as Deputy District Attorney in Imperial County, and was the Chief Civil Deputy from 1954-1959. He was also a member of the Imperial County Bar Association from 1949-1974, and served as President of the association in 1954. He was a delegate to the California State Bar's Conference of Delegates from 1949-1974, and was Chairman of the Executive Committee in 1971 and a member from 1968-1971. He was also a Board of Trustees member for California Rural Legal Assistance from 1967-1969, and a member of the California State Bar's Disciplinary Board from 1965-1968 and Local Administrative Committee from 1957-1966.

McDaniel was appointed to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two on December 27, 1974, succeeding Associate Justice John G. Gabbert. He was confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments on December 6th, and confirmed by the electorate on November 7th, 1978. He served as an Associate Justice until his retirement on June 30, 1990. He was then elected Senior Judge Status on July 1, 1990, and served until June 30, 1995. He is currently sitting on assignment by appointment of the California Judicial Council for an indeterminate term.

McDaniel is a Republican and a member of Nichiren Soke Gakki International (Buddhist). He enjoys playing golf, tennis, and skiing in his spare time.

McDaniel has authored many significant decisions, including Park Redlands Covenant Control Committee v. Simon (1986), California Shoppers, Inc. v. Royal Globe Ins. Co. (1985), and Beaumont Investors v. Beaumont Cherry Valley Water Dist. (1985). He is a member of the California Judges Association, Phi Delta Phi law fraternity, and Rotary Club (President of San Bernardino from 1984-1985).

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Franklin Douglas McDaniel is a retired senior judge who served on the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two from 1974 to 1990. He was appointed by the California Judicial Council and was later elected Senior Judge. McDaniel was a private law practitioner from 1959-1974 and a Deputy District Attorney in Imperial County from 1951-1959. He has a J.D. from Stanford University Law School and a B.S. from Purdue University. McDaniel is a Republican and a member of the Nichiren Soke Gakki International (Buddhist). He enjoys playing golf, tennis, and skiing.

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Thomas Hollenhorst

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Fri, 08/26/1988 - 12:00

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Justice Thomas Edward Hollenhorst is a respected legal scholar and Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two. He was appointed to the newly-created position by Governor Deukmejian on July 20, 1988, and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments on August 26, 1988. He then took the oath on the same day and was thereafter confirmed by the electorate for a 12-year term on November 6, 1990. Thomas was retained for an additional 12-year term in 2002.

Prior to his appointment to the appellate court, Justice Hollenhorst served as a judge on the Superior Court of Riverside County from March 21, 1985 to August 26, 1988. He was appointed to succeed Judge John D. McFarland, who had passed away, by Governor Deukmejian on March 20, 1985 and was later elected in 1986.

Justice Hollenhorst was also a judge of the Municipal Court of Riverside Judicial District from December 31, 1981 to March 21, 1985. He was appointed to succeed Judge John H. Barnard, who was elevated, by Governor Brown, Jr. on December 9, 1981 and was later elected in 1982. He was the Presiding Judge in 1984.

Before his judicial appointments, Justice Hollenhorst had a successful career as an attorney. He worked as Acting District Attorney in 1981, Assistant District Attorney from 1977 to 1981, and Deputy District Attorney from 1972 to 1977 in Riverside County. He was admitted to the California bar on June 1, 1972.

Justice Hollenhorst obtained his LL.M. from the University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia in 1995. He has a J.D. from Hastings College of Law, San Francisco, California (1971) and a B.A. from San Jose State College (now University), San Jose (1968), majoring in Political Science and minoring in French.

Justice Hollenhorst is a member of the California Judges Association (1982- ), Riverside Rotary Club (1979- ) and former member of the National District Attorneys' Association (1976-81), California District Attorneys' Association (1975-81) and Riverside County Bar Association (Secretary, 1980-81). He has been a faculty of the California Continuing Judicial Studies Program (CJER) since 1991, teaching “Judicial Conduct and Ethics”.

A Democrat, Justice Hollenhorst enjoys fishing, playing softball, and riding motorcycles in his free time. He is married with two sons."

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Tue, 08/01/2017 - 12:00

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Justice Thomas Edward Hollenhorst was appointed to a newly-created position on the California Appellate Court by Governor Deukmejian in 1988. He was confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments and the electorate for a 12 year term in 1990 and was retained for an additional 12 year term in 2002. He was also a Judge for the Superior Court and Municipal Court in Riverside County. He has a law degree from Hastings College of Law and a Master of Laws degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. He enjoys fishing, playing softball, and riding motorcycles.

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Barton C. Gaut

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Tue, 11/03/1998 - 12:00

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Barton C. Gaut is a distinguished Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two who was appointed by Governor Wilson to a newly-created position in 1997. He was then confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments and later by the electorate in 1998 to a 12-year term. Prior to this, he served as a judge of the Consolidated Superior and Municipal Courts in Riverside County, appointed by Governor Wilson in November of 1995.

Before entering public service, Mr. Gaut had a successful private law practice in Riverside, California. He was an associate and then partner with Best, Best & Krieger from 1963 to 1995.

Throughout his career, Mr. Gaut has been highly involved in the legal community. He was President of the Riverside County Barrister and Riverside County Bar Association, and a Member of the Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court.

Mr. Gaut earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1957 and his LL.B from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley in 1962.

Throughout his career, Mr. Gaut has been highly respected for his excellence in public service and legal practice. He is a distinguished and respected member of the legal community and the Court of Appeal.

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Sun, 02/28/2010 - 12:00

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Justice Barton C. Gaut was appointed by Governor Wilson to a newly-created position on the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two in 1997. He was then confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments and the electorate in 1998. Before that, he was appointed by Governor Wilson to the Consolidated Superior and Municipal Courts in Riverside County in 1995. He had previously been a partner at Best, Best & Krieger law firm in Riverside, California. He has a Bachelor of Science from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Law Degree from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley. He is a member of the Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court and has been President of the Riverside County Barrister and Riverside County Bar Association.

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John G. Gabbert

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Fri, 05/01/1970 - 12:00

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John G. Gabbert was appointed to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two by Governor Reagan in May 1970. He had previously served as a Judge on the Superior Court of Riverside County (appointed by Governor Warren), City Court of Riverside (appointed by the mayor and approved by the city council), and Deputy District Attorney of Riverside County. Gabbert received his LL.B. from the University of California, Boalt Hall of Law in 1934 and his B.A. from Occidental College in 1931. He served as a Special Agent in the U.S. Army during World War II. Gabbert was a member of various civic and charitable organizations, including the Riverside County Bar Association, Present Day Club, Lions Club, and Citizens University Committee. He was a past President of the Riverside County Bar Association and a member of the Executive Committee of La Verne College School of Law. He was a Republican.

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Sat, 06/01/1974 - 12:00

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John G. Gabbert was a California Court of Appeal Associate Justice appointed by Governor Reagan in 1970. He had previously been a Judge in Riverside County, a Board Member of the Riverside Unified School District, and a Deputy District Attorney. He had a law degree from the University of California, Boalt Hall of Law, and a Bachelor's degree from Occidental College. He was a member of various civic and charitable organizations, and a Republican. He retired from the bench in 1974.

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Robert F. Kane

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Fri, 11/05/1971 - 12:00

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Robert F. Kane was a former associate justice of the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Two. He was appointed by Governor Reagan in 1971 and resigned from the bench in 1979. Prior to that, he was a judge for the Superior Court of San Mateo County and practiced law with various firms. He served in the US Navy during World War II, was a lecturer and instructor for the CEB program on the Evidence Code and authored several publications. He was a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Judges, the American College of Trial Lawyers and the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers. He was also a member of several organizations and enjoyed playing handball and golf.

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Wed, 10/31/1979 - 12:00

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Robert F. Kane was a former Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Two. He was appointed by Governor Reagan in 1971 and resigned from the bench in 1979. He was also a Judge of the Superior Court in San Mateo County and a private law practitioner in Redwood City and San Francisco. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was admitted to the California Bar in 1952. He was a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Judges, the American College of Trial Lawyers, and the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers. He enjoyed playing handball and golf.

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