Victoria Susan Kolakowski

Victoria Susan Kolakowski

Judicial

About Victoria

Licenses

Licensed in California for 34 years

State: California

Acquired: 1991

Judicial

No misconduct found


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Honors

2011

Equality and Justice Award, Equality California

2011

Susan B. Anthony Award, National Womens Political Caucus - Alameda North

2010

Unity Award, Minority Bar Coalition

1995

Outstanding Woman of Berkeley, City of Berkeley, Commission on the Status of Women

1994

Woman of the Year, East Bay Lesbian/Gay Democratic Club

Work Experience

2011 - Present

Judge, Alameda County Superior Court

2007 - Present

Administrative Law Judge, California Public Utilities Commission

2006 - 2006

Administrative Law Judge, California Department of Insurance

2003 - 2006

Acting Asst. Chief Counsel, California Electricity Oversight Board

2003 - 2003

Utilities Engineer, California Public Utilities Commission

2000 - 2002

General Counsel and Chief Patent Counsel, Telegen Corporation

1999 - 2000

Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst, California Public Utilities Commission

1997 - 1999

Attorney, Victoria S. Kolakowski

1996 - 1997

Patent Attorney, Ampex Corporation

1993 - 1996

Attorney, Victoria S. Kolakowski

1990 - 1993

Associate, McCubbrey, Bartels, Meyers & Ward

Associations

2011 - Present

California Judges Association

Member

2011 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

2007 - Present

Alameda County Bar Association

Member

2006 - Present

National Association of Women Judges

Member

1990 - Present

Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom

Member

2008 - 2010

National Association of Women Judges

Administrative Judiciary Committee

2007 - 2010

Energy Bar Association

Member

2006 - 2010

National Association for Administrative Judiciary

Member

2002 - 2002

Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom

Secretary

1996 - 2000

Bay Area Transgender Law Association

Co-chair

1993 - 1994

State Bar of California

Committee on Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Education

1990

University of New Orleans

MS

1989

Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center

JD - Juris Doctor

1987

Tulane University

MS

Languages

English

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