Hon. Michelle Tong / SF Superior Court - PD to Judge

Send us Fan Maillovethylawyer.comA transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com.Hon. Michelle TongJudicial Assignments·       Elected March 3, 2020; Sworn-in January 4, 2021·       Judicial Assignments: Small Claims (January 2021 – present); five week coverage Civil Harrassments and Default Judgments   Community talks·       Judges in the Classroom – presented Animals in the Classroom to bilingual Cantonese immersion elementary school classes·       Vanguard – summer interns, July 2021·       Transforming the Judiciary – UCLA Criminal Justice Program, August 2021·       McGeorge School of Law – Road to the Bench, August 2021  Prior Employment  San Francisco Public Defender’s Office·       Managed Pretrial Release Unit (PRU), April 2020 – December 2020·       Felony Trial Attorney, 2008 – April 2020·       Misdemeanor Attorney, March 2006 – 2008·       Felony Paralegal, January 2004 – March 2006 Eviction Defense CollaborativeEviction Defense for Self-Represented tenants, October 2001 – January 2003 Judge Edward M. Chen, US District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaExtern, September - October 2001 Professional Experience Tried 53 cases to a Jury Verdict and conducted hundreds of preliminary hearings and pretrial motions.  Represented thousands of clients.  Litigated various legal defenses and issues including self-defense, mental health defenses, intoxication, eyewitness identification, DNA evidence, three strikes, possession of weapons, narcotics sales, sexual assaults, robbery, residential burglary, domestic violence, gang allegations, shootings, assault and threats against police officers.    Louis Goodman www.louisgoodman.comhttps://www.lovethylawyer.com/ 510.582.9090  Musical theme by Joel Katz, Seaside Recording, Maui Technical support: Bryan Matheson, Skyline Studios, OaklandAudiograms & Transcripts: Paul Roberts    We'd love to hear from you.  Send me an email at [email protected]. Please subscribe and listen. Then tell us who you want to hear and what areas of interest you’d like us to cover.  Please rate us and review us on Apple Podcasts.     Louis Goodman www.louisgoodman.comhttps://www.lovethylawyer.com/510.582.9090Music: Joel Katz, Seaside Recording, MauiTech: Bryan Matheson, Skyline Studios, OaklandAudiograms: Paul Robert  [email protected]