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SACRAMENTO – Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. on Tuesday announced the appointment of Judge Helen I. Bendix as associate justice, Division One and Judge Carl H. Moor as associate justice, Division Five of the Second District Court of Appeal, and the appointment of Associate Justice Mary J. Greenwood as presiding justice of the Sixth District Court of Appeal.

The positions require confirmation by the Commission on Judicial Appointments, which consists of Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Senior Presiding Justice Arthur Gilbert for the Second District and Cantil-Sakauye, Becerra and Senior Presiding Justice Franklin D. Elia in the Sixth District.

The annual compensation for each of these positions is $228,918.

Second District Court of Appeal

Helen I. Bendix, 65, of Los Angeles, has been appointed associate justice, Division One of the Second District Court of Appeal.

Bendix has served as a judge at the Los Angeles County Superior Court since 2000. She served as a judge at the Los Angeles Municipal Court from 1997 to 1999 and was general counsel at KCET from 1996 to 1997.

Bendix was a partner at Heller, Ehrman, White and McAuliffe from 1989 to 1996, of counsel at Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher from 1986 to 1989 and a visiting professor at the University of California, Los Angeles Law School from 1985 to 1986.

She was a partner at Leva, Hawes, Symington, Martin and Oppenheimer from 1983 to 1985, where she was an associate from 1980 to 1983.

Bendix was an associate at Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering from 1978 to 1979 and law clerk to the Honorable Shirley M. Hufstedler at the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

She earned a Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University.

Bendix fills the vacancy created by the elevation of Justice Elwood G. Lui to presiding justice, Division Two of the Second District Court of Appeal.

Bendix is registered without party preference.

Carl H. Moor, 56, of Los Angeles, has been appointed associate justice, Division Five of the Second District Court of Appeal. Moor has served as a judge at the Los Angeles County Superior Court since 2014.

He was a partner at Munger Tolles and Olson LLP from 2003 to 2014, where he was an associate from 2001 to 2003. Moor served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California from 2000 to 2001 and from 1994 to 1999.

He was litigation counsel at the National Broadcasting Co. Inc. in 2000 and an associate and public interest fellow at Hall and Phillips from 1989 to 1994. He was a law clerk for the Honorable Mariana R. Pfaelzer at the U.S. District Court, Central District of California from 1988 to 1989.

Moor earned a Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Swarthmore College.

He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Richard M. Mosk.

Moor is a Democrat.

Sixth District Court of Appeal

Mary J. Greenwood, 61, of Menlo Park, has been appointed presiding justice of the Sixth District Court of Appeal, where she has served as an associate justice since 2017.

Greenwood served as a judge at the Santa Clara County Superior Court from 2012 to 2017. She served as public defender of Santa Clara County from 2005 to 2012 and was an assistant public defender and supervising attorney in the Santa Clara County Alternate Defender’s Office from 2002 to 2005.

Greenwood was an attorney at Coblentz, Patch, Duffy and Bass LLP in 2001 and an associate at the Boccardo Law Firm in 1997. She served as an assistant public defender at the Santa Clara County Public Defender’s Office from 1994 to 2001, where she was a deputy public defender from 1982 to 1994.

Greenwood earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Grinnell College.

She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Presiding Justice Conrad L. Rushing.

Greenwood is a Democrat.

Bailey Huggins at the California wrestling finals on Friday, February 23, 2018. Photo courtesy of Orlando Zarate.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Two of Kelseyville High School’s female wrestlers, Bailey Huggins and Jasmine Clarke, put in medal-winning performances at this weekend’s state finals.

Huggins finishes the tournament with a record of 1-2, according to her coach, Orlando Zarate.

Her first match against Gabriella Sandoval was tough. Zarate said Huggins had her chance and got a three-point near fall which looked like a pin but wasn’t called. She got into scrambles that didn’t go in her favor.

Huggins’ second match was against Rosie Arano from San Fernando.She won by major decision with the score of 10-2.

Zarate said Huggins came out sharp, she pressed the action and got some early takedowns and near falls which gave her the big lead.

Her third and final match was against Tiffany Cornejo of Western. Zarate said Huggins lost by major decision, 14-4.

“Bailey wrestled tough, She had a fantastic sophomore season, she accomplished a lot and we are all really happy,” said Zarate. “We still get two more years to see her develop and grow to accomplish the goals she wants to achieve.”

Zarate said Clarke went 3-0 on day one and reached the semifinals.

Her first win was a 7-2 decision against Viviana Ramirez from Mira Costa. Her second win was against Aylin Salas of Otay Ranch with a score of 7-0. Clarke’s third win was against Nayeli Pelayo from Central Valley with a score of 6-4.

Zarate said Clarke came out tough and pressed the action in every match. “She got into some scrambles that could of gone either way but she has the experience so she was able to capitalize.”

Clarke lost her semifinals match against Fola Akinola from Menlo Atherton by fall, Zarate said.

She came back in the consolation round to beat Emily Velazquez from San Pasqual in a close match. Zarate said Clarke was able to get a fall in the last 30 seconds to get the win.

Zarate said that in Clarke’s third/fourth place match against Sierra Adams of Millikan, Clarke was up 8-2 in the third period but had a mistake where she left her self exposed and got thrown and ultimately got pinned and lost.

“Jasmin wrestled extremely well on her 3rd trip at state,” Zarate said. “She’ll take a week of or two and be back to compete in the off season where she’ll travel all over the state and country to compete.”

Jasmin Clarke at the California wrestling finals on Friday, February 23, 2018. Photo courtesy of Orlando Zarate.

Retired Judge Steven Bailey. Courtesy photo.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – As retired Judge Steven Bailey has formally announced his campaign for California attorney general in the 2018 election, there is good reason for his being invited to address Lake County Republicans at 6 p.m. March 10 at the inaugural Ronald Reagan Day reception and dinner.

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