5.

Please discuss your views on the following criticism
involving "judicial activism."

The role of the Federal judiciary within the Federal
government, and within society generally, has become the
subject of increasing controversy in recent years. It has
become the target of both popular and academic criticism
that alleges that the judicial branch has usurped many of
the prerogatives of other branches and levels of government.
Some of the characteristics of this "judicial activism" have
been said to include:

a.

b.

C.

d.

e.

A tendency by the judiciary toward problem-
solution rather than grievance-resolution;

A tendency by the judiciary to employ the
individual plaintiff as a vehicle for the
imposition of far-reaching orders extending to
broad classes of individuals;

A tendency by the judiciary to impose broad affirmative duties upon governments and society;

A tendency by the judiciary toward loosening jurisdictional requirements such as standing and ripeness; and

A tendency by the judiciary to impose itself upon other institutions in the manner of an administrator with continuing oversight responsibilities.

Our Constitution defines three separate branches of government, each with a distinct role. This framework works best when each branch fulfills its role without infringing upon the role of the other. A natural and healthy tension exists among the three branches which is necessary to achieve a proper balance and this tension functions as a means to effectuate that balance.

Courts have a heavy responsibility to interpret the law, to decide the facts and to apply the law to the facts in the case before them. Court decisions often have far-reaching consequences on government and society; however, those "characteristics" of judicial activism described above are generally not within the defined role of the court. Courts were not meant to administer social institutions, to solve all of the problems of society, nor to micromanage government or the legislature.

1.

I. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION (PUBLIC)

Full name (include any former names used).

4.

5.

San Diego, CA 92101

Date and place of birth.

March 29, 1948, Palo Alto, California

Marital Status (include maiden name of wife, or husband's name). List spouse's occupation, employer's name and business address(es).

Education:

List each college and law school you have attended, including dates of attendance, degrees received, and dates degrees were granted.

5.

Employment Record:
professional

List (by year) corporations, companies,

all business or firms, or other

enterprises, partnerships, institutions and organizations, nonprofit or otherwise, including firms, with which you were connected as an officer, director, partner, proprietor, or employee since graduation from college.

7.

8.

Jan., 1992 present

Adjunct Professor

University of San Diego School of Law

Alcala Park

San Diego, CA 92110

If so,

Military Service: Have you had any military service?
give particulars, including the dates, branch of service, rank
or rate, serial number and type of discharge received.

No.

Honors and Awards:

List any scholarships, fellowships, honorary degrees, and honorary society memberships that you believe would be of interest to the Committee.

None.

9.

10.

Bar Associations:

List all bar associations, legal or judicial-related committees or conferences of which you are or have been a member and give the titles and dates of any offices which you have held in such groups.

California Bar Association

San Diego County Bar Association

Arizona Bar Association

Pima County Bar Association

National Association of Women Judges

National Council of United States Magistrates

Lawyers' Club of San Diego

American Bar Association

California Judges Association

Thomas More Society, President 1990-1991

La Raza Lawyers

Education Committee, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference,

1988-1990

Compensation & Retirement Committee, California Judges Assn.,
September, 1991-present

Other Memberships: List all organizations to which you belong that are active in lobbying before public bodies. Please list all other organizations to which you belong.

California Judges Association
Other Organizations:

Trustee, San Diego Museum of Man
President, Girl Scout Women's

Advisory Cabinet

American Inns of Court

11. Court Admission: List all courts in which you have been admitted to practice, with dates of admission and lapses if any such memberships lapsed. Please explain the reason for any lapse of membership. Give the same information for administrative bodies which require special admission to practice.

12.

13.

Supreme Court of State of Arizona

U.S. District Court for the District
of Arizona

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Supreme Court of the State of California
U.S. District Court for the Central

District of California

U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of California

9/29/73

10/1/73

3/3/75

5/30/80

6/16/80

8/2/82

Published Writings: List the titles, publishers, and dates of books, articles, reports, or other published material you have written or edited. Please supply one copy of all published material not readily available to the Committee. Also, please supply a copy of all speeches by you on issues involving constitutional law or legal policy. If there were press reports about the speech, and they are readily available to you, please supply them.

I have not written nor edited any published materials other than two opinions.

I have never given a speech on constitutional law or legal policy. One time served on a panel which discussed the history of women and the constitution.

Health: What is the present state of your health? List the date of your last physical examination.