Ray Aragon '79 Appointed to Judicial Council

Ray Aragon '79 was appointed to the California Judicial Council by the State Bar Board of Governors. Chaired by the chief justice, the Judicial Council is the constitutional policymaking body of the California courts. It consists of 14 judicial members appointed by the chief justice, four attorney members appointed by the State Bar Board of Governors, one member from each house of the Legislature, and seven advisory members. Aragon will serve a three-year term as a voting member.

Aragon, a San Diego County deputy public defender, is a board certified criminal law specialist and is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell. Aragon previously served as vice president of the State Bar Board of Governors (2003-2006), the San Diego County Bar Association Board of Directors (1997-2000) and as president of San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association (1996, 2001).

In recent years, the Council has taken a leadership role in the unification of the states municipal and superior courts, state funding of the courts, the ongoing transfer of trial court facilities from the counties to the state, jury system reforms, and numerous other initiatives to make the courts more effective in responding to the needs of Californians.

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