Kathleen E O'Leary

Presiding Justice

California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three

2011 - Current

Associate Justice

California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three

2000 - 2011

Judge

Orange County Superior Court

1986 - 2000

Judge

West Orange County Municipal Court

1981 - 1986

Loyola Marymount University

graduate

Southwestern University School of Law

J.D.

2010 Saint Thomas More Judge of the Year Award

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2010

2007 Aranda Access to Justice Award

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2007

Franklin G. West Award

Orange County Bar Association

2006

Bernard S. Jefferson Award

California Judges Association

2003

Judicial Council’s Jurist of the Year Award

Judicial Council of California

1999

Joan Dempsey Klein Award

California Women Lawyers

Orange County Lavender Bar Association

Community Leadership Award

Chapman University School of Law

Adjunct faculty member

Current

Judicial Council’s Committee on Providing Access and Fairness

Co-chair

Current

Judicial Council’s Committee on Financial Accountability and Efficiency

Vice-Chair

Current

Executive Committee of the Commission on the Future of the Courts

Member

Current