At the State Bar's annual meeting, in September 2009, we chatted with Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge James Herman (former State Bar president '02-'03), followed by the newly installed Bar president and Girardi & Keese partner Howard Miller.
Alameda County Superior Court Judge Carrie Panetta on quick decisions, empathy for single parents and her legal role models. Excerpts from a 2008 Recorder and CalLaw.com interview with the judge.