Judicial Profiles

Education:

University of San Diego School of Law, J.D. 1983
University of California, Davis, B.A. 1980

Appointment Date:

September 8, 2006

Current Assignment:

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo, since September 8, 2006
Presiding Juvenile Court Judge: January 2019-Present

Previous Judicial Assignments:

Presiding Judge, January 2017-December 2018
Assistant Presiding Judge, January 2015-2016
Civil Law and Motion Judge, July 2015-January 2016
Presiding Juvenile Court Judge, 2010-2014
Presiding Criminal Court Judge, 2009-2010
Family Court Judge, 2008-2009
General Criminal Court Judge, Misdemeanors, Pre-trials, Preliminary Hearings, 2006-2007

Professional Work History:

Deputy District Attorney, San Mateo County, December 1984- September 7, 2006
Graduate Legal Attorney, Sacramento County District Attorney's Office, January-December 1984

Judicial Volunteer Activities:

CASA, San Mateo County (Court Appointed Special Advocate) Quarterly Volunteer Instructor for Legal Training in the area of Dependency and Juvenile Justice. (2019-present)
CASA, San Mateo County (Court Appointed Special Advocate) Quarterly Swearing-In of New CASAS (2019-present)
Member, Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Commission (2010-2014) (2019-present)
Presenter for the San Mateo County Bar Association, MCLE, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015
Judicial Facilitator for the 2011 Supervising Judges Institute
Judicial Volunteer for High School Mock Trials (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Judicial Volunteer for Citizens' School (Mock Trial for Grade School Students) (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Judicial Volunteer for East Palo Alto Youth Court (2010, 2011)

Previous Legal Teaching:

Faculty Member-San Francisco Law School 2012-2013-Criminal Procedure Course
Faculty Member, College of San Mateo, 2002-2008, Fall 2012
Principles and Procedures of the Criminal Justice System
Laws of Evidence
Instructor, National College of District Attorneys, Advocacy Center, University of South Carolina, Trial Advocacy Courses, 1990, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
Instructor, California District Attorneys Association, 1989-2003
Instructor for the San Mateo County Basic Dispatcher Academy, 2001, 2002, 2003
Instructor for the College of San Mateo Police Reserve Academy, 1999-2003
Instructor for the South Bay Regional Public Safety Training Consortium, 1995, 1997, 2002
Instructor for the San Mateo County Police Agencies on Domestic Violence Law and Investigations, 1987-1988

Previous Volunteer Activities:

San Mateo Legal Aid Society, Board Member (2004-2006)
California Women Lawyers, Board Member (2003-2005)
Member of the San Mateo County Bar Association, Women Lawyers' Section (2003-2006)

Committee/Advisor Activities:

Insurance Fraud Technical Advisor, California District Attorneys Association 2002- 2003
California District Attorneys Association, Insurance Fraud Committee, 2001-2003
California District Attorneys Association, Insurance Fraud, Training sub-Committee, 2001-2003
California District Attorneys Association, Homicide-Special Circumstance Committee, 1997-2001

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Education:

A.B. in political science from University of California, Berkeley
J.D. from University of California, Berkeley Law

Appointment Date:

November 2, 2017

Current Assignment:

Civil Direct Calendar Judge

Previous Assignments:

Preliminary Hearing Judge, Trial Judge, Law and Motion

Background & Professional Associations:

Background & Professional Associations: Judge Fineman started her legal career at Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, an insurance defense firm. She then spent the rest of her legal career at the law firm now known as Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP. She is a frequent lecturer on legal matters. She serves on the Judicial Council Civil Law Curriculum Committee and the 2019 and 2020 Cow County Judge Institute Workgroup. She served as a trustee of the California State Bar, a member of the Judicial Nominees Evaluation Committee, a member of the San Mateo County Bar Association Board of Directors, The President and a member of the San Mateo County Women Lawyers' Educational Foundation as well as other state and local bar positions. She was also active in many community organizations and her sons' schools. She is a past President and current board member of the Alumni Association for Berkeley Law.

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Judge of the Superior Court

September 19, 2014 to present

Commissioner of the Superior Court

January 31, 2000 to September 18, 2014

Education:

Hastings College of the Law, J.D., 1984
Claremont Men's (McKenna) College, B.A., 1981

California Bar Admission:

1984

Current Assignments:

Civil, Case Management & ADR Supervising Judge
Trial Judge
Civil Direct Calendar Judge

Previous Assignments:

Probate Judge - October 2022 to January 2023
Criminal Presiding Judge - January 2020 to December 2021
General Trial Judge - July 2019 to December 2019, January 2022 to October 2022, and January 2023 to March 2023
Law and Motion Judge - January 2018 to June 2019
Supervising Family Law Judge - June 29, 2017 to December 2019
Family Court Judge - September 19, 2014 to December 2017

Commissioner and Judge Pro Tem:

Criminal Court (Parole Revocation Hearings), Family Court, Small Claims Court, Traffic Court 2013 to September 18, 2014
Family Court 2012 to 2013
Criminal Court (Misdemeanor Arraignments, Pre-Trials, Motions, Preliminary Hearings), Drug Court, Family Court, Small Claims Court, Traffic Court, Treatment Court, Unlawful Detainer Court, Lanterman-Petris-Short Act Court, Assignments from Master Calendar 2000 to 2012

Professional Work History:
Law Offices of Susan L. Greenberg, Sole Practitioner, 1991 to 2000
Law Offices of Philip H. Schecter, Associate Attorney, 1987 to 1991
San Mateo County Deputy District Attorney, 1984 to 1987

Present Activities:

Kiwanis International, Past Lt. Governor, Past Club President
Notre Dame High School, Board Member

Previous Activities:

California Court Commissioners Association, Member - Board of Directors
San Mateo County Bar Association, Member - Board of Directors and Secretary, Member - Women Lawyers Section
Judge Pro Tem, San Mateo County, Municipal Court and Superior Court
Faculty Member, Golden Gate University
Commencement Speaker, Golden Gate University
Attorney Coach, Mock Trial High School Teams, Westmoor and Sequoia High Schools
Service League of San Mateo County, Past President and Member, Board of Directors

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Judge of the Superior Court

Education:

A.B./B.S., University of California, Davis
J.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Appointment Date:

July 9, 2021

Current Assignments:

Central Supervising Judge, Civil Direct Calendar Judge

Previous Assignments:

Trial Judge, Preliminary Hearing Judge

Background & Professional Associations:

Partner, Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley, Redwood City, California, 2013-2021
Of Counsel/Associate, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, 1998-2012
Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Fraud Section, 1992-1998
Attorney General’s Honors Program, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, 1991-1992

Volunteer Attorney, Mediation and ENE Panels, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
Judge Pro Tem, Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo
Judge Pro Tem, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara
Member, Board of Directors, San Mateo County Bar Association
Officer and Member, Board of Directors, Women Lawyers’ Section, San Mateo County Bar Association
Co-Chair, Anti-Money Laundering Committee, ABA Section of International Law
Chair, Vice-chair and Steering Committee Member, Anti-Corruption Committee, ABA Section of International Law

Judge Healy was the initial author of the Anti-Money Laundering Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Law and Compliance, published by PLI Press, and has authored articles and spoken frequently on topics including money laundering, corruption, and white-collar crime.   

Judge Healy has mentored high school students and serves as a volunteer judge of the San Mateo County High School Mock Trial Competition. 

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