Professional Experience
1. Consultant 2015 –
KANAWHA CONSULTING, Malibu, CA, –
- Voter Protection Hotline Services
- Criminal Justice Reform
- Nonprofit Governance
2. Voter Protection Hotline Manager Oct – Nov 2016
NEVADA DEMOCRATIC PARTY/HILLARY FOR AMERICA, Las Vegas, NV
3. Judge 2009 – 2013
ALAMEDA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, Oakland, California
- Member: Judicial Council Task Force for Criminal Justice Collaboration on Mental Health Issues.
- Vice-‐Chair: California Center for Judicial Education and Research (“CJER”) Juvenile Law Education Committee.
- Faculty: CJER Continuing Judicial Studies Program, Delinquency;“Beyond the Bench” Administrative Office of the Courts Juvenile Court Conference, 2005, 2007, 2010; National Legal Aid and Defender Association Annual Conference, 2009.
- Chair: Alameda County Collaborative Juvenile Court.
- Chair: Alameda County Superior Court Collaborative Court Committee.
4. Court Commissioner 2004 – 2009
ALAMEDA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, Oakland, California
- Subordinate Judicial Officer of the Superior Court, performing the duties of Judges of the Court; assignments including juvenile court, traffic court, small claims, unlawful detainers.
- Created Alameda County Juvenile Dependency Drug Court
- Developed Family Court/Juvenile Court collaborative calendaring system
- Court liaison, Alameda County Court Appointed Special Advocates Program
5. Attorney 1980 – 2004
LAW OFFICES OF PAUL D. SEEMAN, Berkeley, California
- Specialize in criminal and juvenile appeals and trials, including “special circumstance” appeals
- Secondary emphasis on general civil practice, including small business, disability rights, immigration, and international environmental law.
- Deputy County Counsel – Contract position representing the Alameda County Social Services Agency in juvenile court dependency matters.
6. Teaching Fellow 1988, 2007
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ
- Lecturer, Sociology of Law, Criminology
Education
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, SCHOOL OF LAW
Juris Doctor, 1979
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ
B.A., Highest Honors in Major, Sociology, 1976; Honors in College (Kresge)
Personal
- Wilmont Sweeney Award, Juvenile Court Judge of the Year, 2009 (Juvenile Court Judges of California)
- United States Supreme Court Bar (1990 – 2014)
- State Bar of California (1980 – 2014)
- Alameda County Bar Association (1980 – 2014)
- Bar Association of San Francisco Juvenile Law Panel (2001 – 2004)
- California Judges Association (2004 – 2014)
- Juvenile Court Judges of California (Member, Executive Committee) (2006 – 2009)
- International Association of Youth and Family Court Judges
- National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (Chair, International Committee, 2008 –2009)
- University of California, Santa Cruz, Alumni Council (2003 – 2009; Vice-‐President, 2008-‐2009)
- Board of Directors, Donald P. McCullum Youth Court (Founding Member)
- Advisory Board, Alameda County Court Appointed Special Advocates Program (FoundingMember)
- Chair, Alameda County Juvenile Officers Coordinating Committee (2006 -‐2008)
- Board of Directors, International Environmental Data Base Project (Founding Member)
- Fellow, Center for Juvenile Justice Reform, Georgetown University
- Certificate in Juvenile Justice Multi-‐System Integration, Georgetown University Public Policy Institute
- Certificate in Winemaking and Viticulture, UC Davis, 2016
- Volunteer, A New Way of Life Reentry Legal Clinic, 2017 –