Patricia D Benke

California

9th Circuit

Federal District Court for the Southern District of California

U.S. Supreme Court

Associate Justice

California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One

1987 - Current

Judge

San Diego Superior Court

1985 - 1987

Judge

San Diego Municipal Court

1983 - 1985

Deputy Attorney General

State of California

1974 - 1983

University of San Diego School of Law

law degree

Activities: served as the managing editor of the San Diego Law Review.

Distinguished Alumni Award

University of San Diego School of Law.

2007

Napoleon A. Jones, Jr. Award for Judicial Excellence

Earl Gilliam Bar Association

for "Distinguished Service to Justice and Commitment to Diversity and Community Service"

California Judicial Council

Current

Appellate Indigent Defense Oversight Committee

Member

Current

National University’s Department of Criminal Justice Administration

Core adjunct professor

Current

Dean’s Advisory Council for San Diego State University

Current

Board of Trustees of Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Former member

Current

Board of Directors for the Alumni Association at the University of San Diego Law School.

Former member

Current