San Diego County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Elected San Diego County Superior Court judge, Nov. 7, 2022; assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 2006-22; adjunct professor, University of San Diego School of Law; 2016-20; associate, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., 2004-06; law clerk for Chief Judge Consuelo B. Marshall, Central District of California, 2004; law clerk for Senior District Judge Harry L. Hupp, Central District of California, 2003-04
Law School: UCLA School of Law, 2003
Career Highlights: Elected San Diego County Superior Court judge, Nov. 7, 2022; assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 2006-22; adjunct professor, University of San Diego School of Law; 2016-20; associate, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., 2004-06; law clerk for Chief Judge Consuelo B. Marshall, Central District of California, 2004; law clerk for Senior District Judge Harry L. Hupp, Central District of California, 2003-04
Law School: UCLA School of Law, 2003
SAN DIEGO -- Long before she took the bench or prosecuted high-stakes fraud cases as an assistant U.S. attorney, Rebecca S. Kanter found her calling in the pages of a book. As a high school student, she read, "The Courage of Their Convictions," a collection of personal stories behind landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases. The narratives sparked something enduring: a desire not just to practice law, but to serve as a judge.
"I've always wanted to be a jud... (continued)
