Task Force on Trial Court Employees
Members

Appointed by the Chief Justice:

Chair: Hon. James A. Ardaiz, Administrative Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District

Hon. Aviva K. Bobb, Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles

Hon. Charles D. Field, Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside

Mr. Ronald G. Overholt, Executive Officer, Superior Court of California, County of Alameda

Ms. Christine E. Patton, Court Executive Officer and Clerk, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Cruz

Appointed by the Governor:

Mr. Steve Perez, Member, Board of Supervisors, Kern County

Sheriff Charles Plummer, Sheriff-Coroner, Alameda County

Mr. John Sansone, County Counsel, San Diego County

Mr. Larry Spikes, County Administrative Officer, Kings County

Appointed by the Senate Rules Committee:

Ms. Pamela Aguilar, Political and Legislative Field Director, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees - International, California

Mr. Gary Cramer, Court Reporter, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Ms. Diane Givens, Judicial Clerk, San Francisco Trial Courts

Appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly:

Ms. Barbara J. Bare, Deputy Marshal, San Diego County Marshal’s Office

Ms. Karleen A. George, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 36

Ms. Mary Louise Lee, Director, Service Employees International Union, Local 715

Representative of the Department of Personnel Administration:

Mr. Mike Vargas, Program Manager, Classification and Compensation Division, Department of Personnel Administration

Representative of CalPERS:

Mr. Robert D. Walton, Assistant Executive Officer, Governmental Affairs Planning and Research, California Public Employees Retirement System

Representative of the Department of Finance:

Mr. Robert Straight, Program Budget Manager, Employee Compensation and Collective Bargaining, Department of Finance

Administrative Office of the Courts Staff

Deborah Brown, Attorney, Council and Legal Services

Judith A. Myers, Principal Staff, Human Resources Bureau Director

Noema Olivas, Secretary, Human Resources Bureau

Hazel Ann Reimche, Supervising Human Resources Analyst

Liz Schiff, Senior Human Resources Analyst

Linda Theuriet, Supervising Court Services Analyst, Trial Court Services Division

Jacqueline L. Murphy, Human Resources Analyst

Cynthia Passon, Acting Human Resources Analyst

Nathan Bitting, Administrative Coordinator

Other Staff

Craig Cornett, Director, Criminal Justice and State Administration, Legislative Analyst's Office

Peter Kutras, Jr., Deputy County Executive, County of Santa Clara