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Governor Schwarzenegger Appoints Eight to San Diego County Superior Court
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the
appointment of Carlos O. Armour, Blaine K. Bowman, Ana L. Espana, Robert J.
Kearney, Robert C. Longstreth, Dwayne K. Moring, Polly H. Shamoon and Sim von
Kalinowski to judgeships in the San Diego County Superior Court.
Armour, 57, of San Diego, has worked for the San Diego County
District Attorney's Office since 1977 and currently serves as chief deputy
district attorney. Previously, he was a sole practitioner from 1976 to 1977.
Armour earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of San Diego School
of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Muhlenberg College. He fills the vacancy created by
the conversion of a court commissioner position on April 2, 2008. Armour is a
Republican.
Bowman, 44, of San Diego, has served as a deputy district
attorney with the San Diego County District Attorney's Office since 1990. In
1990, he was a civil litigation attorney with Lindley, Lazar and Scales. Bowman
earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of San Diego School of Law
and a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of San
Diego. He was elected in June 2008 to fill the
vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Edward Huntington. The Governor's
appointment allows Bowman to immediately assume the position he was otherwise
elected to begin in January 2009. Bowman is a
Republican.
Espana, 52, of Bonita, has served as a deputy public
defender with the San Diego County Public Defender's Office since 1988. She
worked as an attorney for Jeffery Reilly from 1985 to 1988 and for Defenders,
Incorporated from 1983 to 1985. Espana earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the
University of San Diego School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from
University of
San Diego. She fills the
vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Janet Kintner. Espana is a Democrat.
Kearney, 42, of San Marcos, has served as a
deputy district attorney with the San Diego County District Attorney's Office
since 1993. He served as a deputy attorney general with the California Office of
the Attorney General in San
Diego in 1996. Prior to that, Kearney was a deputy
district attorney with the Mariposa County District Attorney's Office from 1992
to 1993. He was an attorney with the Law Offices of Donald Starchman from 1992
to 1993. Kearney
earned a Juris Doctorate degree from McGeorge School of Law and a Bachelor of
Science degree from the University of the Pacific. He fills the vacancy created
by the retirement of Judge Lillian Lim. Kearney is a Republican.
Longstreth, 51, of San Diego, has worked as an associate, partner
and of counsel at various times with DLA Piper since 1989. Longstreth was an
associate with the Office of Independent Counsel from 1988 to 1989 and held the
same position with Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering from 1987 to 1988. From 1983 to
1987, he was a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice. Longstreth
earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Yale Law
School and a Bachelor of Arts degree
from Haverford
College. He fills the
vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Marguerite Wagner. Longstreth is a
Democrat.
Moring, 45, of Chula Vista, has served as a deputy district
attorney with the San Diego County District Attorney's Office since 2004. He
previously served as a deputy alternate public defender for the San Diego County
Alternate Public Defender's Office from 1994 to 2004 and was a law clerk, then
deputy city attorney for the San Diego City Attorney's Office from 1991 to 1994.
Moring earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Pepperdine University School of Law
and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Pepperdine University. He fills the vacancy created
by the retirement of Judge Janis Sammartino. Moring is a Democrat.
Shamoon, 42, of El Cajon, has been a deputy district attorney
with the San Diego County District Attorney's Office since 1993. She earned a
Juris Doctorate degree from the University of San Diego School of Law and a
Bachelor of Arts degree from University of San
Diego. She fills the vacancy created by the
retirement of Judge Larrie R. Brainard. Shamoon is a Republican.
Von Kalinowski, 53, of San Diego, has been a deputy city attorney with
the San Diego City Attorney's Office since 1981. He earned a Juris Doctorate
degree from McGeorge School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the
University of the Pacific. He fills the vacancy created by the conversion of a
court commissioner position on February 1, 2008. Von Kalinowski is a
Republican.
The compensation for each position is
$178,789.
