Maria P Rivera

Associate Justice

California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Four

2002 - Current

Judge

Superior Court, Contra Costa County, Martinez, California

1997 - 2002

General Trial Department (primarily felony jury trials); Supervising Judge, Family Law Division; Civil Division; Executive Committee, 1997-1999; Chair of Family Law Building Committee

Partner/Counsel

McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen (formerly Van Voorhis & Skaggs) Walnut Creek

1981 - 1996

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Department of Justice San Francisco

1979 - 1981

Deputy District Attorney

City and County of San Francisco San Francisco

1978 - 1979

Associate

Morrison & Foerster San Francisco

1974 - 1978

University of San Francisco School of Law

J.D.

1971 - 1974

Honors: magna cum laude 1974; McAuliffe Honor Society 1972 - 1974; Recorder Prize (graduated first in class)

Activities: Externship in California Supreme Court - Fall, 1973

Smith College

B.A.

1966 - 1970

Honoree of the Year

San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Ass'n

2002

Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers

Ass'n Trial Judge of the Yea

2001

State Bar of California, Legal Services Trust Fund, Advisory Board

Current

Legal Services Coordinating Committee, Advisory Board

Current

Invest in Kids (a mentoring program for at-risk children), Advisory Board

Current

Wardrobe for Opportunity (professional clothes for women of modest means entering the work force), Advisory Board

Current

Center For Human Development (organization that sponsors and supports alternative dispute resolution in the Community),Advisory Board

Current

Latino Leadership Forum (organization that supports and encourages Latino youth who show leadership potential), Advisory Board

Current

Judicial College

Faculty

1997 - Current

California Judges Association

Member

1996 - Current

National Association of Women Judges

Member

1996 - Current