Alameda County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Retired February 2014. Elevated by Gov. Pete Wilson to Alameda County Superior Court, 1996; appointed by Gov. George Deukmejian to Piedmont-Emeryville Municipal Court, 1991; deputy district attorney, Alameda County, 1979-91
Law School: University of Iowa College of Law, 1976
Career Highlights: Retired February 2014. Elevated by Gov. Pete Wilson to Alameda County Superior Court, 1996; appointed by Gov. George Deukmejian to Piedmont-Emeryville Municipal Court, 1991; deputy district attorney, Alameda County, 1979-91
Law School: University of Iowa College of Law, 1976
By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer OAKLAND - In the early-1970s, Joan Cartwright had no thoughts of becoming a lawyer. She was married with three young children, and while her husband went through medical school, she worked as a consultant at a university day care center and studied for a masters' degree in special education. But then the women's liberation movement launched into full swing, and Cartwright decided to go to la... (continued)
Daily Journal Staff Writer OAKLAND - In the early-1970s, Joan Cartwright had no thoughts of becoming a lawyer. She was married with three young children, and while her husband went through medical school, she worked as a consultant at a university day care center and studied for a masters' degree in special education. But then the women's liberation movement launched into full swing, and Cartwright decided to go to la... (continued)
