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Julia M. Garwood is a family law attorney
and mediator. Her Certified Family Law Specialist designation means she has met the
rigorous standards set by the California State Bar. She is also a former adjunct professor
at a local law school, where she taught professional responsibility to future lawyers. She
has worked in the field of family law for more than 25 years. As an acting settlement
judge and an attorney who is often chosen by the courts to represent minor children, Ms.
Garwood knows how she herself would rule. Seeing the case through the eyes of a judge, she
says, helps plan her cases. Admitted: 1981, California and U.S. District Court, Southern
District of California; 1982, U.S. Tax Court; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: California Western School of Law, J.D., 1979
College: Michigan State University, B.A., cum laude, 1973
Member: San Diego County (Member: Public Information and Relations Committee,
1983-1984; Membership Committee, 1986; Chair, Public Relations Committee, 1985; Chair,
Blood Bank Committee, 1985-1999, Co-Chair, 2000—; Chairperson, Family Law Committee,
1999-2001; Executive Committee, Family Law Specialists, 2000) and American Bar
Associations; State Bar of California; Lawyer's Club of San Diego, Inc. (Member: Newspaper
Committee, 1983-1984; Board of Directors, 1983-1987; Secretary, 1983-1985; Chairperson,
Employment Committee, 1983-1985); California Trial Lawyers Association; California Women
Lawyers Association; San Diego Consumer Lawyers Association; Foothills Bar Association of
San Diego County.
Biography: Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Cardozo Society, 2000—. Instructor in Law,
Grossmont College, 1984-1986. Adjunct Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law,
1989-1991. General Contractor, California, 1982. Real Estate Broker, California, 1989.
Member: California State Bar Board of Governors Acknowledgement and Commendation for
Voluntary Legal Services, 1984-1987; Member, 1987— and Board of Directors, 1987-1992,
California Western School of Law Alumni Association; Alumni Association of Michigan State
University, 1981—. Board of Directors, San Diego Jewish Academy, 1998-2000; Jewish
Federation, Women's Division, 1998—. Judge Pro Tem, Acting Settlement Judge. Court
Appointed Minors Counsel. (Certified Specialist, Domestic Relations - Family Law, The
State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization)
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