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