Kathryn Mickle Werdegar (born April 5, 1936) is an Associate Justice

Associate Justice

Associate Justice or Associate Judge is the title for a member of a judicial panel who is not the Chief Justice in some jurisdictions. The title "Associate Justice" is used for members of the United States Supreme Court and some state supreme courts, and for some other courts in Commonwealth...

 of the Supreme Court of California

Supreme Court of California

The Supreme Court of California is the highest state court in California. It is headquartered in San Francisco and regularly holds sessions in Los Angeles and Sacramento. Its decisions are binding on all other California state courts.-Composition:...

. She was appointed to the Supreme Court by Governor Pete Wilson

Pete Wilson

Peter Barton "Pete" Wilson is an American politician from California. Wilson, a Republican, served as the 36th Governor of California , the culmination of more than three decades in the public arena that included eight years as a United States Senator , eleven years as Mayor of San Diego and...

 in 1994. She was retained by the electorate in November 2002, with 74.1% percent of the vote. She earned her B.A.

Bachelor of Arts

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 with honors at the University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

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 and then attended the (Boalt Hall School of Law) before completing her law degree at the George Washington University Law School, where she graduated first in her class.

External links

• Biography at California Supreme Court website.