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-STATE COURTS- I. The Supreme Court II.Court of Appeals A. First Appellate District: San Francisco       → Division One,       → Division Two,       → Division Three,       → Division Four,       → Division Five B. Third Appellate District: Sacramento C. Sixth Appellate District: San Jose III. California State Bar Court

-FEDERAL COURTS- I. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit       → San Francisco--State Headquarters/Northern District of California       → Los Angeles--Southern District of California II. United States District Court, Ninth Circuit       → San Francisco       → Oakland       → San Jose III. United States Bankruptcy Court       → Oakland: Contra Costa & Alameda       → San Francisco: San Francisco & San Mateo       → San Jose: Montery, San Benito, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz IV. United States Department of Labor       → Administrative Law Judges: San Francisco V. United States Department of Honorable       →Executive Office of Immigration Review

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California Supreme Court Supreme Court of California 350 McAllister Street, Rm 1295 San Francisco, CA 94102 Phone: (415) 865-6500 | Fax: (415) 865-7183

Legend	[P] - Permanent	[T] - Temporary
Application Reqs.	[CR] - Cover Letter & Resume	[T] - Transcript
	[W] - Writing Sample (<10 pgs)	[L]– Letter of Recommendation (2)

Justice	Clerk Contact	App. Reqs.	Notes
Honorable Ronald George, Chief Justice (415) 865-7060	Attorney Alice Collins (P) (415) 865-7060	CR,	Accepting externs.
Honorable Marvin Baxter, Associate Justice (415) 865-7080	Ricks Seitz (P) (415) 865-7084	CR, T, W	Must have completed 4 semesters before applying. Writing Sample < 10 pages. Demonstrated ability in legal writing and analysis weighs heavily in evaluating a candidate.
Honorable Ming Chin, Associate Justice (415) 865-7050	Donna Chew (P)	CR, T, W
Honorable Carol Corrigan, Associate Justice (415) 865-7040	--	--	Does not accept interns.
Honorable Joyce Kennard, Associate Justice (415) 865-7100	John Murphy (P)	CR, T, W	Transcript can be unofficial.
Honorable Carlos Moreno, Associate Justice (415) 865-7090	Michael Nava (P) (415) 865-7148	CR, T, W
Honorable Kathryn Werdegar, Associate Justice   (415) 865-7030	Greg Curtis (P) (415) 865-7037	CR, T, W

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Court of Appeals First Appellate District 350 McAllister Street San Francisco, CA 94102 Phone: (415) 865-7300 | Fax: (415) 865-7209

Legend	[P] - Permanent	[T] - Temporary
Application Reqs.	[CR] - Cover Letter & Resume	[T] - Transcript
	[W] - Writing Sample (<10 pgs)	[L]– Letter of Recommendation (2)

Division One

Justice	Clerk Contact	App. Reqs.	Notes
Honorable James J. Marchiano, Presiding Judge (415) 865-7270	Diana Herbert (T) (415) 865-7264 Charles Johnson (P) (415) 865-7389	CR, L
Honorable Sandra Margulies, Associate Judge (415) 865-7280	--

Division Two

Justice	Clerk Contact	App. Reqs.	Notes
Honorable J. Anthony Kline, Presiding Judge (415) 865-7370	Cathy Bonner (P) (415) 865-7315	CR, T, W, L
Honorable Paul R. Haerle, Associate Judge (415) 865-7350	Himself	CR, T, W, L
Honorable James Lambden, Associate Judge (415) 865-7380	Himself	CR, W, L
Honorable James Richman, Associate Judge (415) 865-7230	--

Division Three

Justice	Clerk Contact	App. Reqs.	Notes
Honorable William McGuiness, Admin. Presiding Judge (415) 865-7210	--
Honorable Martin Jenkins, Associate Judge	--
Honorable Stuart Pollack, Associate Judge (415) 865-7390	Himself	CR, T, W, L
Honorable Peter J. Siggins, Associate Judge (415) 865-7365	Sharon Flanigan (P) (415) 865-7367	CR, T, L

Division Four

Justice	Clerk Contact	App. Reqs.	Notes
Honorable Ignazio J. Ruvolo, Presiding Judge (415) 865-7360	--	CR, T, W, L	Requires completion of 4 semesters (2 years) before applying.
Honorable Timothy Reardon, Associate Judge (415) 865-7220	--	CR, T, W, L	Requires completion of 2 semesters (1 year) before applying.
Honorable Maria Rivera, Associate Judge (415) 865-7240	--	CR, T, W, L	Requires completion of 4 semesters (2 years) before applying. No Summer positions
Honorable Patricia Sepulveda, Associate Judge (415) 865-7310	--	CR, T, W, L

Division Five

Justice	Clerk Contact	App. Reqs.	Notes
Honorable Barbara Jones, Presiding Judge (415) 865-7320	--
Honorable Henry E. Needham, Jr, Associate Judge (415) 865-7340	--
Honorable Mark Simons , Associate Judge (415) 865-7330	--	CR, T, W, L

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Third Appellate District 900 N Street, Room 400 Sacramento, CA 95814-4869 Phone:(916) 654-0209

Legend	[P] - Permanent	[T] - Temporary
Application Reqs.	[CR] - Cover Letter & Resume	[T] - Transcript
	[W] - Writing Sample (<10 pgs)	[L]– Letter of Recommendation (2)

Justice	Clerk Contact	App. Reqs.	Notes
Honorable Arthur G. Scotland, Presiding Judge	--
Honorable Cole Blease, Associate Judge	--
Honorable M. Kathleen Butz, Associate Judge	--
Honorable Rod Davis, Associate Judge	--
Honorable Harry Hull, Associate Judge	--
Honorable Fred K. Morrison, Associate Judge	--
Honorable George Nicholson, Associate Judge	--
Honorable Vance W. Raye, Associate Judge	--
Honorable Ronald B. Robie, Associate Judge	--
Honorable Tani Cantil Sakauye, Associate Judge	--
Honorable Rick Sims, Associate Judge	--

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Sixth Appellate District 333 W. Santa Clara Street., Suite 1060 San Jose, CA 95113 Phone: (408) 277-1004 | Fax:

Legend	[P] - Permanent	[T] - Temporary
Application Reqs.	[CR] - Cover Letter & Resume	[T] - Transcript
	[W] - Writing Sample (<10 pgs)	[L]– Letter of Recommendation (2)

Justice	Clerk Contact	App. Reqs.	Notes
Honorable Conrad Rushing, Presiding Judge (408) 277-1004	--		Does not accept externs.
Honorable Patricia Bamattre-Manoukian, Associate Judge (408)277-1004	--		Does not accept externs.
Honorable Wendy Clark Duffy, Associate Judge (408) 277-1004	--		Does not accept externs.
Honorable Franklin Elia, Associate Judge (408) 277-1004	--		Does not accept externs.
Honorable Richards McAdams, Associate Judge (408) 277-1004	--		Does not accept externs.
Honorable Nathan Mihara, Associate Judge (408) 277-1004	--		Does not accept externs.
Honorable Eugene Premo , Associate Judge (408) 277-1004	--		Does not accept externs.

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California State Bar Court 180 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Phone: (415) 538-2000 | Fax:

Legend	[P] - Permanent	[T] - Temporary
Application Reqs.	[CR] - Cover Letter & Resume	[T] - Transcript
	[W] - Writing Sample (<10 pgs)	[L]– Letter of Recommendation (2)

Justice	Clerk Contact	App. Reqs.	Notes
Honorable Joann M. Remke, Presiding Judge	--
Honorable Judith A. Epstein, Review Judge	--
Honorable Ronald W. Stovitz,Review Judge ProTem	--
Honorable Catherine D. Purcell, Review Judge	--
Honorable Patrice E. McElroy, Supervising Judge	--
Honorable Lucy Armendariz, Judge	--

 

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-FEDERAL COURTS-

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

San Francisco--State Headquarters/ Nothern District of California U.S. Court of Appeals Building 95 - 7th Street San Francisco, CA 94104 Phone: (415) 355-8000 | Clerk: (415) 865-6500

Legend	[P] - Permanent	[T] - Temporary
Application Reqs.	[CR] - Cover Letter & Resume	[T] - Transcript
	[W] - Writing Sample (<10 pgs)	[L]– Letter of Recommendation (2)

Justice	Clerk Contact	App. Reqs.	Notes
Honorable James Browning, Sr. Circuit Judge (415) 355-8100	--		Does not accept externs.
Honorable John Noonan , Sr. Circuit Judge (415) 355-8130	Himself	CR, T
Honorable Carlos Bea, Circuit Judge (415) 355-8180	Polly Estes (P)
Honorable Marsha Berzon, Circuit Judge (415) 355-8160 | Fax: (415)355-8161	Therese Barquet (P)
Honorable William Fletcher, Circuit Judge (415) 355-8140	--		Does not accept externs.

 

Los Angeles --Southern District of California

Legend	[P] - Permanent	[T] - Temporary
Application Reqs.	[CR] - Cover Letter & Resume	[T] - Transcript
	[W] - Writing Sample (<10 pgs)	[L]– Letter of Recommendation (2)

Justice	Clerk Contact	App. Reqs.	Notes
Honorable Stephen Roy Reinhardt, Circuit Judge

 

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United States District Courts, Ninth Circuit

 

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San Francisco 450 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102-3483 Phone: (415) 522-2000

Legend	[P] - Permanent	[T] - Temporary
Application Reqs.	[CR] - Cover Letter & Resume	[T] - Transcript
	[W] - Writing Sample (<10 pgs)	[L]– Letter of Recommendation (2)

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Justice	Clerk Contact	App. Reqs.	Notes
Honorable Vaughan Walker, Chief Judge (415) 522-2039	Lyn Fulller (P) (415) 522- 4012	C, R, T, W,	List of 3 references. Spring Deadlines in August. Apply Here
Honorable Samuel Conti, Senior District Judge (415) 522-2077		CR, T, W	Apply Here
Honorable Thelton Henderson, Senior District Judge (415) 522-2047		CR, T, W	Apply Here
Honorable William Schwarzer, Senior District Judge (415) 522-4660		CR, T, W	Apply Here
Honorable William Alsup, District Judge (415) 522-2020		CR, T, W	Apply Here
Honorable Charles Breyer, District Judge (415) 522-2062		CR, T, W	Apply Here
Honorable Maxine Chesney, District Judge (415) 522-2041		CR, T, W	Apply Here
Honorable Phyllis Hamilton, District Judge (415) 522-2023		CR, T, W	Apply Here
Honorable Susan Illston, District Judge (415) 522-2028		CR, T, W	Apply Here
Honorable Marilyn Hall Patel, District Judge (415 )522-3600	Jackie Lem (P)	CR, T, W	Apply Here
Honorable Jeffrey White, District Judge (415) 522-4173	Kristin Ring (P)	CR, T, W	Apply Here
Honorable Maria-Elena James, U.S. Magistrate (415) 522-4708		CR, T, W	Apply Here
Honorable James Larson, Chief U.S.Magistrate (415) 522-2112		CR, T, W	Apply Here
Honorable Elizabeth Laporte, U.S. Magistrate (415) 522-3694		CR, T, W	Apply Here
Honorable Joseph Spero, U.S. Magistrate (415) 522-3691		CR, T, W	Apply Here
Honorable Bernard Zimmerman, U.S. Magistrate (415) 522-2015		CR, T, W	Apply Here
Pro Se Department	Luis Hernandez (415) 522-2078	CR, T, W	Apply Here

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Oakland 1301 Clay Street, Suite 400 Oakland, CA 94612-5212 Phone: (510)-637-3530

Legend	[P] - Permanent	[T] - Temporary
Application Reqs.	[CR] - Cover Letter & Resume	[T] - Transcript
	[W] - Writing Sample (<10 pgs)	[L]– Letter of Recommendation (2)

Honorable	Clerk Contact	App. Reqs.	Notes
Honorable Lowell Jensen, Senior District Judge (510) 637-3540		CR, T, W
Honorable Sandra B. Armstrong, District Judge (510) 637-3541		CR, T, W
Honorable Claudia Wilken, District Judge (510) 637-3542	Ms. Ronnie Hersler (P)	CR, T, W
Honorable Wayne Brazil, U.S. Magistrate (510) 637-3639		CR, T, W

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San Jose 280 S. 1st. Street, #2112 San Jose, CA 95113-3008 Phone: (408) 535-5363

Legend	[P] - Permanent	[T] - Temporary
Application Reqs.	[CR] - Cover Letter & Resume	[T] - Transcript
	[W] - Writing Sample (<10 pgs)	[L]– Letter of Recommendation (2)

Justice	Clerk Contact	App. Reqs.	Notes
Honorable Jeremy Fogel, District Judge (408) 535-5426		CR, T, W
Honorable James Ware, District Judge (408) 535-5454		CR, T, W
Honorable Ronald Whyte, District Judge (408) 535-5331		CR, T, W
Honorable Patricia Trumbull, Chief U.S. Magistate (408) 535-5438		CR, T, W
Honorable Howard Lloyd, U.S. Magistrate (408) 535-5411		CR, T, W
Honorable Richard Seeborg, U.S. Magistrate (408) 535-5357		CR, T, W

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United States Bankruptcy Court

Oakland District [ Alameda & Contra Costa Counties] 1300 Clay Street, Suite 300 Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: (510) 879-3600

Legend	[P] - Permanent	[T] - Temporary
Application Reqs.	[CR] - Cover Letter & Resume	[T] - Transcript
	[W] - Writing Sample (<10 pgs)	[L]– Letter of Recommendation (2)

Justice	Clerk Contact	App. Reqs.	Notes
Honorable Randall Newsome, Chief Judge (510) 879-3530	Ron Mastroianni (P) (510) 879-3532	CR, T
Honorable Edward D. Jellen, Judge (510) 879-3525	Raenna J. Rorabeck (P)	CR, T, W	Does not accept externs.
Honorable Leslie Tchaikovsky, Judge (510) 879-3540	Natalie Lent (P) (510) 879-3540	C, R

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San Francisco Division [San Francisco & San Mateo Counties] 235 Pine Street San Francisco, CA 94104 Phone: (415) 268-2300

Legend	[P] - Permanent	[T] - Temporary
Application Reqs.	[CR] - Cover Letter & Resume	[T] - Transcript
	[W] - Writing Sample (<10 pgs)	[L]– Letter of Recommendation (2)

Justice	Clerk Contact	App. Reqs.	Notes
Honorable --, Chief (415)
Honable Dennis Montali, Judge (415) 268-2320	Peggy Brister (P) (415)268-2320	CR, T, W
Honorable Thomas Carlson, Judge (415) 268-2360	Jane Galvani (P) (415) 268-2367		Does not accept externs.

 

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San Jose Division [Montery, San Benito, Santa Clara & Santa Cruz Counties] 280 South 1st Street, Suite 3035 San Jose, CA 95113 Phone: (408) 535-5118

Legend	[P] - Permanent	[T] - Temporary
Application Reqs.	[CR] - Cover Letter & Resume	[T] - Transcript
	[W] - Writing Sample (<10 pgs)	[L]– Letter of Recommendation (2)

Justice	Clerk Contact	App. Reqs.	Notes
Honorable--, Chief (408)
Honorable Roger Efremsky, Judge (408) 535-5122	Jane Fabian/ Shannon Mounger-Lum (P)	CR, T, W
Honorable Marilyn Morgan, Judge (408)535-5100	Jane Bohrer/Madeline Choi (P) (408)535-5100	CR, T, W
Honorable Arthur Weissbrodt, Judge (408) 535-5116	Kristi Gerrior (P) (408)535-5116	CR, T, W

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United States Department of Labor-Administrative Law Judges

U.S. Department of Labor Office of Administrative Law Judges 90 Seventh Street, Suite 4-800 San Francisco, CA 94103-1516 Phone: (415) 625-2200 | Fax: (415) 625-2201

Legend	[P] - Permanent	[T] - Temporary
Application Reqs.	[CR] - Cover Letter & Resume	[T] - Transcript
	[W] - Writing Sample (<10 pgs)	[L]– Letter of Recommendation (2)

Justice	Clerk Contact	App. Reqs.	Notes
Honorable Jennifer Gee, District Chief Judge (415)625-2200 | Fax: (415) 625-2201	Lindsey Nakamura (P)	CR, T, W
Honorable Steven B. Berlin, Judge (415) 625-2200		CR, T, W
Honorable William R. Dorsey, Judge (415) 625-2200		CR, T, W
Honorable Gerald M. Etchingham, Judge (415) 625-2200		CR, T, W
Honorable Russell D. Pulver, Judge (415) 625-2200		CR, T, W
Honorable Anne Beytin Torkington, Judge (415) 625-2200		CR, T, W

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Executive Office of Immigration Review

Executive Office of Immigration Review 120 Montgomery Street, Suite 800 San Francisco, CA 94104 Phone: (415)705-4415 | Fax (415) 705-4418

Legend	[P] - Permanent	[T] - Temporary
Application Reqs.	[CR] - Cover Letter & Resume	[T] - Transcript
	[W] - Writing Sample (<10 pgs)	[L]– Letter of Recommendation (2)

Justice	Clerk Contact	App. Reqs.	Notes
Honorable Stephen Griswold, Assistant Chief Judge (415)705-4415		CR, T, W	Contact Tara Lundstrom. Also provide 3 References.
Honorable Jeffrey Bernstein, Judge (415)705-4415		CR, T, W	"
Honorable Lawrence N. Di Costanzo,Judge (415)705-4415		CR, T, W	"
Honorable Loreto S. Geisse, Judge (415)705-4415		CR, T, W	"
Honorable Miriam Hayward, Judge (415)705-4415		CR, T, W	"
Honorable Carol A. King, Judge (415)705-4415		CR, T, W	"
Honorable Dana Leigh Marks, Judge (415)705-4415		CR, T, W	"
Honorable Anthony S. Murry, Judge (415)705-4415		CR, T, W	"
Honorable Laura L. Ramirez, Judge (415)705-4415		CR, T, W	"
Honorable Bette Kane Stockton, Judge (415)705-4415		CR, T, W	"
Honorable Marilyn J. Teeter, Judge (415)705-4415		CR, T, W	"
Honorable Tue Phan-Quang, Judge (415)705-4415		CR, T, W	"
Honorable Polly A. Webber, Judge (415)705-4415		CR, T, W	"
Honorable Michael J. Yamaguchi, Judge (415)705-4415		CR, T, W	"
Honorable Robert Yeargin, Judge (415)705-4415		CR, T, W	"

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