San Francisco County (San Francisco)
Career Highlights: Nominated to serve as Presiding Justice, Div. 5, by Gov. Gavin Newsom, July 2021. Nominated to 1st District Court of Appeal, Div. 3, by Gov. Gavin Newsom; confirmed January 21, 2020. Newsom's first nomination to a court of appeal and first African-American woman to serve that district. Appointed to San Francisco Superior Court in 2002 by Gov. Gray Davis. Previously was of counsel at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, served as a San Francisco County prosecutor from 1984 to 1997 and a San Mateo County deputy district attorney from 1981 to 1984.
Law School: Georgetown U Law Center
Career Highlights: Nominated to serve as Presiding Justice, Div. 5, by Gov. Gavin Newsom, July 2021. Nominated to 1st District Court of Appeal, Div. 3, by Gov. Gavin Newsom; confirmed January 21, 2020. Newsom's first nomination to a court of appeal and first African-American woman to serve that district. Appointed to San Francisco Superior Court in 2002 by Gov. Gray Davis. Previously was of counsel at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, served as a San Francisco County prosecutor from 1984 to 1997 and a San Mateo County deputy district attorney from 1981 to 1984.
Law School: Georgetown U Law Center
By Saul Sugarman
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Teri L. Jackson wanted a hug from television tycoon Oprah Winfrey when the pair met last year.
Winfrey, who is known for giving warm, extended embraces to some of the world's biggest celebrities, offered Jackson a handshake.
"I thought she didn't like me," Jackson said. "I was thinking, 'What did I say? What did I do?'"
But apparently the forme... (continued)
