San Luis Obispo Superior
Career Highlights: Appointed to the San Luis Obispo Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2005 and retired October 2021; elected commissioner by judges of San Luis Obispo Superior Court, 2002; sole practitioner, San Luis Obispo, 1992-2002; sole practitioner, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1982-93; managing attorney, Legal Services Corp. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1980-82; attorney, Legal Aid State Services, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1978-80; associate, Drake, Knowles & Pierce, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1977-78
Law School: University of Alabama School of Law, 1978
Career Highlights: Appointed to the San Luis Obispo Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2005 and retired October 2021; elected commissioner by judges of San Luis Obispo Superior Court, 2002; sole practitioner, San Luis Obispo, 1992-2002; sole practitioner, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1982-93; managing attorney, Legal Services Corp. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1980-82; attorney, Legal Aid State Services, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1978-80; associate, Drake, Knowles & Pierce, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1977-78
Law School: University of Alabama School of Law, 1978
SAN LUIS OBISPO -- A self-employed landscaper fighting an increase in his child-support payments decided that the finer points of his financial statements would be better received if he leaned across the bench to explain them to San Luis Obispo Commissioner Ginger E. Garrett.
Judicial security being especially tight these days, Garrett called over her bailiff to spot the man. Then she listened intently as he hovered close to her face and attempted to explain financial ... (continued)
