Janet Gaard '83 to Yolo Superior Court!

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has appointed Janet Gaard '83 to the Yolo County Superior Court. Gaard has served as chief assistant attorney general for the division of public rights at the California Department of Justice since October 2007. She previously was special assistant attorney general and director of legislative affairs from 1999 to 2007 and deputy attorney general from 1984 to 1999. Gaard, who also served as a staff attorney for the Third District Court of Appeal from 1983 to 1984, fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Doris Shockley.