COURT: Santa Clara County Superior
APPOINTED: 2006 by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
LAW SCHOOL: Santa Clara University School of Law
PREVIOUS JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE: Juvenile Dependency Court commissioner (2002 to 2006)
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT: Directing attorney, Legal Advocates for Children and Youth
AGE: 47
PLACE OF BIRTH: Cleveland
POLITICAL AFFILIATION: Democrat

Q: What do you enjoy most about being a judge?