Hon. Joanne Parrilli
EDUCATION
Graduate, San Francisco State, 1971, magna cum laude
Graduate, University of San Francisco, School of Law, Class of 1974
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
March 15, 1995—July 31, 2007
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal
First Appellate District, Division Three
Deputy District Attorney, Alameda County District Attorney’s Office (8
years)
Private Practice, Civil Practice and Criminal Defense (3 years)
Appointed to the Oakland Municipal Court, October 1985; re-elected 1986
Elevated to the Superior Court, September 1988; re-elected 1990
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS
Member:
Judicial Council (1991-1993)
Chair, Rules and Forms Committee (1993)
Court Technology Committee (1997-2002; Chair 2001-2002)
American Bar Association
Executive Committee: National Conference of State Trial Judges
(1992-1995)
Delegate: National Conference of State Trial Judges (1991-1992)
Editorial Board: The Judges’ Journal (1996-1997)
California Judges Association
Member (1985-present)
Executive Committee (1993-1995)
Chair, Ethics Committee (1996-1998, Chair 1996)
Chair, Educational Planning & Coordinating Committee (1990-1992)
Chair, Courts and Technology Committee (1987)
Chair, Annual Meeting 1998
Appellate Courts Committee (1997-2005)
ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS - CURRENT
California Women Lawyers, Lifetime Member
California Judges Association
Italian-American Bar Association
TEACHING AND LECTURE
Faculty: California Judges College
1988: Trials Course
1991: Computer Literacy
1994 and 1995: Preliminary Examinations
Faculty: Center for Judicial Education and Research (1987-2000)
Orientation Course for New Judges (1987-1990)
Continuing Judicial Studies Program (1987-2007)
Update in Civil Cases (2004-2006)
Voir Dire Workshop
Advanced Computer Applications
Evidence (1999-2000)
Guest Speaker: CJA Mid-Year Conference: Computer Evidence (1988)
CJA Mid-Year Conference: Wheeler Motions in Voir Dire (1993)
CJA Mid-Year Conference: Ethics and Discipline (1997)
CJER Appellate Institute Judicial Ethics (1996)
Guest Lecturer: Rutter Group Programs:
Personal Injury Update (3/92, 12/92, 1/94, 3/95, 12/97)
Courtroom Evidence—Privilege, Privacy and Work Product (1/97)
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (5/98)
Adjunct Faculty: University of San Francisco (1992-2005)
Boalt Hall, Evidence Advocacy (1984-1985)
ADDITIONAL
Advisory Board Member: A Friendly Place, Oakland
(Women’s Shelter) (1991-present)
Advisory Board Member Volunteers In Parole Program (1984-1988)
Board of Governors Commonwealth Club, San Francisco (1998-2001)
Board of Governors University of San Francisco School of Law (1998-2001)
Board of Trustees Chanticleer (male a capella ensemble) (1994-2000)
Awards Alumna of the Year, USF School of Law (2000)
St. Thomas More Award (2001)
President’s Award for Outstanding Service, California Judges
Association (1995)
Outstanding Service Award, Volunteers in Parole (1986)
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