1st District Court of Appeal (San Francisco)
Career Highlights: Appointed to bench January 1997. Retired from California Court of Appeal for the First District, Division 4, March 2018.
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Career Highlights: Appointed to bench January 1997. Retired from California Court of Appeal for the First District, Division 4, March 2018.
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By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - When 1st District Court of Appeal Justice Maria Rivera was a young girl growing up in the Central Valley city of Visalia, she'd sneak under the covers with a flashlight and read Nancy Drew books when she was supposed to be sleeping.
"It was my escape," she said.
Decades later, Rivera's job entails a steady diet of legal briefs and trial records. But don't try to tell ... (continued)
