Full Biography for Connie Callahan

Candidate for
Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 3

CONNIE CALLAHAN

Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Third District.

BAR ADMISSION: Admitted to California Bar in December 1975.

EDUCATION: J.D. McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, 1975; B.A. Honors English, Stanford University, 1972.

PROFESSIONAL LEGAL BACKGROUND: Deputy District Attorney and Supervising District Attorney, focusing on major felony prosecutions in the areas of career criminal, homicide and child abuse/sexual assault, San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office, 1976-1986; Deputy City Attorney, City of Stockton, 1975-1976; Law Clerk (during law school), Sacramento County Public Defender's Office, 1974-1975.

JUDICIAL BACKGROUND: Nominated to the Third District Court of Appeal as Associate Justice in 1996 and subsequently confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments to this position, served in this position from 1996 to present; appointed to the Superior Court of San Joaquin County in 1992, subsequently reelected to that position, and served until 1996; appointed Commissioner of the Municipal Court for Stockton Municipal Court, served from 1986-1992; appointed by Chief Justice to serve as Pro Tem Justice to the California Supreme Court, served on case heard in May of 1998.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES/ASSOCIATIONS/AFFILIATIONS: Board of Governors, San Joaquin County Bar Association, elected position held from 1983-1985; Treasurer and Board of Governors, Women Lawyers of San Joaquin County, elected position held 1980-1986; Stanford Women's Association; California Women Lawyers; Sacramento Women Lawyers; CJER Conference on Children as Victims and Witnesses, Planning Committee; Member of Civil Institute Planning Committee, California Center for Judicial Education and Research, 1994-1995; Chairperson for 1994 Northern California Civil Law and Procedure Workshop; Member of Executive Legislative Action Network, Judicial Council of California, 1994-1996; California Judges Association, 1986 to present; Member of Executive Board of California Judges Association, 1995-1996.

EDUCATIONAL/PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND AWARDS: Moot Court Finalist, 1973; Recognition by Governor Deukmejian for work in establishing Victim-Witness Mobile Unit; Susan B. Anthony award for legal services, 1987; Juvenile Justice Commission award for work in field of child abuse/sexual assault; Peacemaker of the Year Award, San Joaquin County Mediation Center, 1997.

PROFESSIONAL TEACHING/EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES: Instructor for California Judicial Education and Research; Instructor for Delta College Police Academy; Lecturer: University of the Pacific, UC Davis Law School, Humphreys College of the Law, and Delta College; Author: "Women in Law," 1973.

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: San Joaquin County Child Abuse Prevention Center, past Board Member and President; Judge for "Red Ribbon Week" Competition, yearly campaign to prevent substance abuse; Master of the Bench, Anthony M. Kennedy Inn of Court; Judge for UC Davis Moot Court Orals, Texas Young Lawyers Association Regional Trial Competition, and Northern California High School Moot Court finals; Co-organizer of Government Day for Kids held May 15, 1998; Rotary International (Downtown Stockton); San Joaquin County Domestic Task Force.