Endorsed by 20 Judges / Commissioners, dozens of attorneys – see List of Endorsements

40+ years of service on the Superior Court bench

Presiding Judge of the Court on three different occasions

Served as Presiding Judge of the Family Law division

Served as Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court

Presided over tens of thousands of criminal, civil, family law and juvenile court cases

Presided over numerous complex homicide trials including the last death penalty trial in Santa Barbara County

Current assignment is presiding over the criminal arraignment calendar which handles a minimum of 75 complex criminal cases daily

Started California’s first “Teen Court” program – a national model for other such programs

Created the “Children in the Middle” program for families going through divorce transistion

Assisted in forming Santa Barbara’s CASA program which provides support for children in foster care