San Francisco County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed San Francisco County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, 2021; partner, Crowell & Moring LLP, 2019-2021; partner, McDermott Will & Emery, 2013-2019; special assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia, 2011-2013 (secondment); U.S. deputy associate attorney general, 2009-2013; partner/associate, Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP, 1999-2009, senior trial attorney/trial attorney, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Rights Division, 1992-1996; law clerk to 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Senior Judge Robert Boochever, 1991-1992.
Law School: Harvard Law School, 1991
Career Highlights: Appointed San Francisco County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, 2021; partner, Crowell & Moring LLP, 2019-2021; partner, McDermott Will & Emery, 2013-2019; special assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia, 2011-2013 (secondment); U.S. deputy associate attorney general, 2009-2013; partner/associate, Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP, 1999-2009, senior trial attorney/trial attorney, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Rights Division, 1992-1996; law clerk to 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Senior Judge Robert Boochever, 1991-1992.
Law School: Harvard Law School, 1991
Judge A. Marisa Chun presides over a criminal courtroom like no other in the Hall of Justice.
The courthouse's Department 29 has an unusual history. It was once a clerk's office, noticeable for its entirely metal doors, while other courtrooms have wooden doors. And it has wheelchair ramps, installed after the Americans with Disabilities Act became law in 1990.
Access to justice for all is paramount, according to Chun.
It is also the only court... (continued)
