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Meet Your New Judge:<br />
Judy Johnson<br />
Administration of the oath by the Honorable<br />
Thelton E. Henderson<br />
Presentation of the judicial robe by<br />
Delores Fontenberry and Maxine Johnson<br />
CCCBA Board President Jay Chafetz presenting the gavel<br />
JUDY JOHNSON was inducted on February 1, 2013. She<br />
has been named as one of 20 “Women Leaders in Law” by The<br />
Recorder in 2011. Last year she came out of retirement and accepted<br />
an appointment by Governor Brown to the <strong>Contra</strong> <strong>Costa</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> Superior Court.<br />
The Honorable Diana Becton, Starr Babcock, Esq.<br />
and the Honorable Teri L. Jackson<br />
After graduating from King Hall School of Law at UC Davis,<br />
Judy became a legal aid attorney in Oakland, and soon after<br />
was appointed as Assistant District Attorney for the city and<br />
county of San Francisco. In 2000, Judy took the position as the<br />
State <strong>Bar</strong>’s executive director and served for 11 years, the longest<br />
that the position has been held in California history.<br />
Judy is also extensively involved in community affairs as the<br />
elected board president for the California Consumer Protection<br />
Foundation.<br />
The Honorable Willie Lewis Brown Jr.<br />
20<br />
MARCH 2013
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