Maria P. Rivera

Judicial Positions:

Associate Justice, First District Court of Appeal, Division Four
January 2002 to present.
Judge of the Superior Court, Contra Costa County, Martinez, California
January 1997-January 2002
- Assignments: General Trial Department (primarily felony jury trials); Supervising Judge, Family Law Division; Civil Division; Executive Committee, 1997-1999; Chair of Family Law Building Committee

Activities, Awards, Organizations:

Member, California Judges Association, 1996 - present
Member, National Association of Women Judges, 1996 - present
Faculty, Judicial College, 1997-present
Pro Bono Judge of the Year - 1999
Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Ass'n Trial Judge of the Year - 2001
San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Ass'n, Honoree of the Year - 2002
State Bar of California, Legal Services Trust Fund, Advisory Board
Legal Services Coordinating Committee, Advisory Board
Invest in Kids (a mentoring program for at-risk children), Advisory Board
Wardrobe for Opportunity (professional clothes for women of modest means entering the work force), Advisory Board
Center For Human Development (organization that sponsors and supports alternative dispute resolution in the Community),Advisory Board
Latino Leadership Forum (organization that supports and encourages Latino youth who show leadership potential), Advisory Board

Educational Background:

Law School:
- University of San Francisco Law School
  1971 - 1974 J.D. magna cum laude 1974
  McAuliffe Honor Society 1972 - 1974
  Recorder Prize (graduated first in class)
  Externship in California Supreme Court - Fall, 1973
College:
- Smith College, Northampton, Mass.
  1966 - 1970 B.A. with distinction 1970
  First Group Scholar
  Dean's List 1967 - 1970
  Bilingual Tutor

Professional Background:

Partner/Counsel
McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen
(formerly Van Voorhis & Skaggs)
Walnut Creek - 1981 - 1996
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Department of Justice
San Francisco - 1979 - 1981
Deputy District Attorney
City and County of San Francisco
San Francisco - 1978-1979
Associate, Morrison & Foerster
San Francisco - 1974 - 1978

Legal and Business Organizations:

State Bar of California, 1974 - 1996
San Francisco Bar Association, 1974-1978
Lawyer's Reference Panel Committee (1976)
National District Attorney's Association 1978-1979
Contra Costa County Bar Association, 1981 - 1996
   Board of Directors 1990-1996 (Treasurer, 1996)
   Finance Committee 1996
   Fee Arbitration Committee, 1990 - 1994
   Chair, Attorney Reference Panel Committee, 1992
   Alternate Delegate, 1991 Annual Meeting
   Women's Section , 1986 - 1996 (founding member, founding officer)
   (vice president and acting president, 1986 - 1988)
   Appellate Section, 1991 - 1996 (president, 1992 - 1995)
Commercial Industrial Council of the Building Industry Association, 1993-1995
First Tuesday Forum, 1988-1996; Chair, 1991

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