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APPOINTED: 1998 (elevated through unification)
LAW SCHOOL: UC-Hastings College of the Law
PREVIOUS JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE: Hayward Municipal Court, 1996 to 1998 appointed by Governor Pete Wilson
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT: Partner, McCarthy Leonard & Spain; executive director, Alameda County Bar Association
AGE: 55
PLACE OF BIRTH: Fayette, Ala.
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Forcum, Mark
COURT: San Mateo County Superior
ELECTED: 1992
LAW SCHOOL: Yale Law School
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PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT: McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen (1980 to 1981); deputy district attorney, San Mateo County (1981 to 1987)
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Giorgi, Loretta
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APPOINTED: 2006 by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
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PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT: Deputy city attorney, San Francisco (1985 to 2006)
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Miram, George
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APPOINTED: 1998 by Governor Pete Wilson
LAW SCHOOL: Pacific McGeorge School of Law
PREVIOUS JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE: Judge, San Mateo County Municipal Court (1995 to 1998)
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