Community Service Learning

Campus and Community Connections: Conversations for Change

Angie Ruiz, Actor & Founder, Center for Good Destiny, Tanzania, Africa

 

Creating The Path To Good Destiny

 

 

http://angie-ruiz.com

 

 

 

 

Daniel Zeke Zeidler, Superior Court Judge; County of Los Angeles; Office 53

 

Biography Highlights:

  • Appointed in 1998 by the Court to perform duties of a Judge, Referee Zeidler has presided over 20,000 hearings.
  • "WELL QUALIFIED" -- L.A. County Bar's BEST rating. "EXCEPTIONALLY WELL QUALIFIED" -- Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles.
  • "2002 OUTSTANDING JUDICIAL OFFICER" -- Juvenile Courts Bar Association. Previously represented over 1000 children in child abuse cases.
  • Elected twice to Redondo Beach School Board. Served on State of California's (Dept. of Education) Universal Pre-School Task Force.
  • Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles law student mentor. Serves on the Center for Judicial Education & Research Fairness Education Committee.
  • Juanita Neighborhood Watch co-founder. Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce 1997 Young Man of the Year.

Priorities:

  • Preserving access to justice, public safety, and the protection of children within the context of current fiscal constraints is paramount.
  • Ensuring every litigant's sense of having had his/her fair day in court, regardless of the outcome, helps preserve public confidence in the system.
  • Maintaining a courtroom environment that is free of bias allows lawyers, court staff, and other professionals to feel respected.