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Katherine Feinstein
Presiding Judge of the San Francisco County Superior Court
Assumed office
2016
Succeeded byCynthia Ming-mei Lee
In office
2000–2012
Personal details
Born
Katherine Anne Berman

(1957-07-31) July 31, 1957 (age 67)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
SpouseRick Mariano[1]
RelationsLeon Goldman (grandfather)
Children1
Parent(s)Dianne Feinstein
Jack K. Berman
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
University of California, Hastings (JD)

Katherine Anne Feinstein (born Berman; 1957) is an American attorney and jurist who has served as the presiding judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court (2000–2012) and (2016–present).

Early life and education

Katherine Anne Feinstein is the only child of United States Senator Dianne Feinstein[2][3] and her first husband Judge Jack K. Berman.[4] After her mother's marriage to Bertram Feinstein in 1962 she took her stepfather's last name. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley (1980) and Hastings Law School (1984).

Career

After working as a law clerk for the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, she served as a prosecutor and worked as a lawyer representing police officers accused of wrongdoing.[2] She then took a job with the San Francisco city attorney's office where she represented children in abuse and custody cases. In 2000, California Governor Gray Davis appointed her to the San Francisco Superior Court.[2] In 2012, she announced her retirement from the court, and Judge Cynthia Ming-mei Lee replaced her as presiding judge.[2] During her career, Feinstein founded several initiatives including Squires, a "scared straight" program that matched juvenile delinquents with convicts serving life sentences at San Quentin State Prison; and a program that jailed drunks who skip their court dates unless they enter a treatment program.[2]

In 2016, she was named by California Governor Jerry Brown to the Medical Board of California.[5] Later in 2016, she was once again named presiding judge of the San Francisco Superior Court.[4] The court is composed of 52 judges and twelve commissioners.[6]

Personal life

She is married to Rick Mariano; they have one daughter, Eileen Feinstein Mariano.[2][1] Eileen Feinstein was chosen as an Electoral College member for the 2016 United States presidential election.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Slater, Elinor; Slater, Robert (1994). Great Jewish Women. Middle Village, New York: Jonathan David Publishers. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-8246-0370-0. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Coté, John (December 19, 2012). "Katherine Feinstein retiring as judge". SFGate.
  3. ^ "Sen. Feinstein's Daughter on "Growing Up Feinstein"". NBC Bay Area. August 11, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Shih, George (December 9, 2010). "Possible Candidate for District Attorney Carries a Powerful Name: Feinstein". New York Times. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  5. ^ Siders, David (January 14, 2016). "Jerry Brown appoints Dianne Feinstein's daughter to medical board". Sacramento Bee.
  6. ^ Yuen, Michael (January 13, 2011). "Superior Court News Release" (PDF) (Press release). Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  7. ^ Dillon, Liam (November 27, 2016). "How Nancy Pelosi's daughter and Dianne Feinstein's granddaughter became part of the electoral college". Los Angeles Times.