
Career Highlights: Retiring October 31, 2022. Appointed to the Court of Appeal, 4th District, in 1994 by Gov. Pete Wilson; San Diego County Superior Court, 1989-1994; partner, Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP; deputy district attorney, San Diego County.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN DIEGO - One factor in Judith L. Haller's decision to become a justice on the Court of Appeal was her background in history.
At one point, she wanted to become a college professor or administrator, and she earned a master's degree in the subject. Her thesis examined an idea by presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln to head off secession by southern states.
Though she became a trial lawy... (continued)