Division One: PRESIDING JUSTICE VAINO SPENCER

PERSONAL DATA:

Born and reared in Los Angeles, California; widow; no children.

EDUCATIONAL AND SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS:

Graduate of Los Angeles City College, Summa Cum Laude; Southwestern University School of Law, LL.B.

JUDICIAL POSITIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS:

Prior positions Judge of the Los Angeles Municipal Court and Los Angeles Superior Court (assignments in Civil, Criminal, Juvenile and Family Law departments); currently Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal (Civil, Criminal, Family Law, Probate and Juvenile appeals).

FORMER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Civil trial attorney, private practice; trial court judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court and Los Angeles Superior Court; Member, California Law Revision Commission; Judicial Council of California; Attorney General’s Advisory Committee; co-founder, National Association of Women Judges.

HONORS AND AWARDS:

Honorary Doctor of Law (1996), Southwestern University School of Law; Honoree of the Year (1992), National Association of Women Judges; Person of the Year (1991), Metropolitan News-Enterprise; Hall of Fame (1991), Langston Bar Association; Lifetime Achievement Award (1991), Judicial Council of the National Bar Association; Honoree (1986), California Judges Association; Trailblazer Award (1985), National Association, Business and Professional Women.

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