Lillian Lim
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Lillian Y. Lim is a former San Diego Superior Court of California judge
who retired in 2007. She was the first Filipina judge in the United States
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Lim was appointed a municipal court judge by Gov. George Deukmejian
in 1986 and became a Superior Court judge in 1998. She previously worked as a deputy attorney general for the state Department of Justice for nine years, part of which she spent working in the Medi-Cal
fraud unit.
Lim received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Brown University
in Rhode Island and her Juris Doctorate degree from the San Diego campus of Western State University College of Law
, now named the Thomas Jefferson School of Law
.
Judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
who retired in 2007. She was the first Filipina judge in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Lim was appointed a municipal court judge by Gov. George Deukmejian
George Deukmejian
Courken George Deukmejian, Jr. born June 6, 1928) is an Armenian American politician from California who as a Republican served as the 35th Governor of California and as California Attorney General .-Early life:...
in 1986 and became a Superior Court judge in 1998. She previously worked as a deputy attorney general for the state Department of Justice for nine years, part of which she spent working in the Medi-Cal
Medi-Cal
The California Medical Assistance Program is the name of the California Medicaid program serving low-income families, seniors, persons with disabilities, children in foster care, pregnant women, and certain low-income adults...
fraud unit.
Lim received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in Rhode Island and her Juris Doctorate degree from the San Diego campus of Western State University College of Law
Western State University College of Law
Western State University, College of Law is a private, for-profit American law school in Fullerton, California. It was the first law school established in Orange County and has over 11,000 alumni....
, now named the Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Thomas Jefferson School of Law, or TJSL, is an independent law school in San Diego, California. It offers a Juris Doctor, and three Master of Laws programs, including one that is exclusively online, as well as a combined J.D./M.B.A. with San Diego State University...
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