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Judges and Judiciary

Feb. 14, 2012

OC veteran takes over as appeals court presiding judge

A veteran of the Orange County bench, Kathleen E. O'Leary, was sworn in Friday as the first female presiding justice of Division 3 of the 4th District Court of Appeal.


By Ciaran McEvoy


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - A veteran of the Orange County bench, Kathleen E. O'Leary, was sworn in Friday as the first female presiding justice of Division 3 of the 4th District Court of Appeal.


A panel of the Commission on Judicial Appointments unanimously approved O'Leary, a state appellate justice since 2000, for the position. The panel was comprised of Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, California Att...

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