6th District Court of Appeal (San Jose)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the 6th District Court of Appeal by Gov. Jerry Brown, January 2018; judge, Santa Clara County Superior Court, 2012-18; public defender, Santa Clara County, 2005-12; supervising attorney, alternate public defender's office, Santa Clara County, 2002-05; attorney, Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP, San Francisco, 2001; attorney, Santa Clara County public defender's office, 1982-2001; associate, Boccardo Law Firm Inc., San Jose, 1987
Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law, 1981
Career Highlights: Appointed to the 6th District Court of Appeal by Gov. Jerry Brown, January 2018; judge, Santa Clara County Superior Court, 2012-18; public defender, Santa Clara County, 2005-12; supervising attorney, alternate public defender's office, Santa Clara County, 2002-05; attorney, Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP, San Francisco, 2001; attorney, Santa Clara County public defender's office, 1982-2001; associate, Boccardo Law Firm Inc., San Jose, 1987
Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law, 1981
SAN JOSE -- Justice Mary J. Greenwood inherited a short-handed court, a large backlog and a host of issues to address when she took over the 6th District Court of Appeal in 2018.
Then, just as she was getting a handle on the backlog in her role as administrative presiding justice, the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The seven-member court remains short-handed with two vacancies after recent retirements. Greenwood has been busy wor... (continued)
