Paying it Forward

I firmly believe that judges should be part of the community they serve. Below is a partial list of my community involvement since becoming a judge in 2015.

Panelist - Classroom to the Courtroom, SF Superior Court (2024)

Panelist - The Challenge of Civility: How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable, McGeorge School of Law (2024)

Keynote Speaker - BASF Solo and Small Firm Conference (2024) 

Participant - SF Judges, Public Outreach at Potrero Hill Festival (2023)

Presenter - Making Victims' Rights a Reality, Domestic Violence Program, 

Judicial Council of California (2023)

Speaker - Project Pull Summer Internship Program, CCSF (2023)

Speaker - Diversity Legal Pipeline, Youth Law Academy, 

Centro Legal de La Raza (2023)

Panelist - Judges' Elimination of Bias Committee Townhall, Chinatown (2023)

Panelist - Judges of Color Panel, Golden Gate University (2023)

Panelist - Drinks and Diversity, AAML (2023)

Guest Speaker - Cub Scouts of America, Pack 345 (2022)

Keynote Speaker - SF Human Services Agency Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration (2022)

Faculty - Implicit Bias CLE, Lawyers Club of SF, Inn of Court (2022)

Speaker - Judges in the Classroom, Natomas Unified School Dist. (2022)

Speaker - Judges in the Classroom, SFUSD (2021)

Panelist - ABOTA, Civility Matters! (2021)

Panelist - Road to the Bench, UOP McGeorge School of Law (2021)

Speaker - Diversity Legal Pipeline, Centro Legal de La Raza (2021) 

Panelist - UCLA Pre-Law Transfer Society & Underground Scholars Program (2021)

Panelist - Pathways to the Bench, Cal. Minority Counsel Program (2021)

Panelist - Tips from the Bench and Family Law Updates, BASF Barristers Club (2021)

Panelist - Order in the Courtroom, UC Hastings La Raza (2021)

Speaker - SFPUC Youth Works Program (2021)

Speaker - Career Day at James Denman Middle School (2020) 

Panelist - So You're Interested in Being a Judge... A Conversation with Judicial Appointments Secretary Martin Jenkins and a Panel Of Distinguished Judges (2020)

Speaker - American Constitution Society @ UC Berkeley Law School (2019, 2020)

Speaker - SF Superior Court Community Outreach at McLaren Park Collaborative Meeting (2020)

Host - SF State Legal Extern Program (2016-2020)

Guest Speaker- USF Civil Discovery Class (Fall 2016) (Fall 2017) (Fall 2020)

Panelist - Jury Instructions and Evidentiary Issues at Trial - DOJ Conference at Universidad de Buenos Aires (2019)

Keynote Speaker - Mayor's Latinx Heritage Celebration at City Hall (2019)

Panelist - Pathways to the Bench - East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association (2019)

Speaker - Youth Leadership Conference, Latino Community Foundation (2019)

Speaker - Centro Legal de La Raza, Law Academy Swearing-In (2019)

Speaker -  Color of Justice, high school engagement program (2016-2019)

Guest Speaker - SFSU Family Law Paralegal Studies (2016-2019)

Keynote Speaker - Day at Law School @ UC Hastings - Students K-12 (2018)

Host - SFPD Explorer Program Day In Court (2018)

Keynote Speaker - Day at Law School @ UC Hastings - Students K-12 (2018)

Guest Speaker - Kids' Turn Workshop, 

Good Samaritan Family Resource Center (2018, 2019) 

Organizer - Meet the Judges community panel (Excelsior District, 2018)

Host - Diversity Law Pipeline Day in Court, Centro Legal de La Raza (2018)

Host - SFPD Explorer Program Day In Court (2018)

Organizer - SF Superior Court Judges Information Booth, 

Excelsior Sunday Streets (2018)

Speaker - Run Like a Lawyer, jointly hosted by UC Hastings ACS and 

Federalist Society (2018)

Host - USF Open Doors Legal Shadowing Program (2017-2018)

Host - Day In Court Student Program (2016-2018)

Keynote Speaker - SF PUC, Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration (2017)

Panelist - SF Superior Court Judges Forum at 3rd Baptist Church (2017)

Keynote Speaker - USF La Raza Law Students Graduation (2017)

Guest - Edi Monterroso's Spanish Talk Radio Show (AM 1010), Services offered by the San Francisco's United Family Court (2017)

Panelist - Family Law Judicial Forum, GGU Law School (2017)

Panelist - View From The Bench, Family Law (2016, 2017, 2020, 2022)

Speaker - Career Day at Thomas Edison Charter School (2014) (2016) 

Judge - BASF Justice & Diversity Center Mock Trial Competition (2016-2017)

Panelist- NBI, What Family Court Judges Want You To Know (2016-2017)

Speaker - UC Hastings La Raza Students Meeting (2016)

Keynote Speaker, BASF Solo and Small Firm Summit (2016)

Judge - USF Law Moot Court Competition (2016)

Speaker - California Minority Counsel Program's 27th Annual Business Conference, "Dealing With Aggressions & Implicit Bias as a Minority Attorney" (2016)

Panelist- "The Pros and Cons of Trading Your Personal Identity for A Successful Career, BASF & Duane Morris Citywide Diversity Program (2015)

Keynote Speaker at UOP, McGeorge School of Law Commencement (2015)

Memberships

Member, Marines' Memorial Association (2016 - present)

Board Member, California Latino Judges Association (2022-present)

Judicial Member - Lawyers Club of San Francisco

Member - California Judges Association

Member - California Latino Judges Association 

Life Member - San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association 

Alumni - Future Leaders of America, East Bay Area