Santa Clara University Law Alumni Honored for Service to Community.News Editors/Legal Writers SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2004 The Santa Clara University School of Law The Santa Clara University School of Law is a private, non-profit law school located in Santa Clara, California. It was founded in 1912 as a part of Santa Clara University, and is known for its diverse student body and excellent reputations in high tech and public service law. will present its fourth annual alumni special achievement awards, Fri. May 21, 2004 at the Leavey Activity Center, Santa Clara University. The honorees for 2004 are: -- The Honorable Phyllis J. Hamilton '76 (U.S. District Court Judge -- San Francisco) -- The Honorable Eugene M. Hyman '77 (Superior Court Judge -- Santa Clara County) -- Major General Thomas J. Romig '80 (JAG -- The Judge Advocate General) -- Gordon T. Yamate '80 (General Counsel, Knight Ridder) For more information contact: John Baldwin 408-554-5467 jbaldwin@scu.edu THE AWARD The Alumni Special Achievement Award was established by the Santa Clara University School of Law's Alumni Association to publicly recognize outstanding achievements of its alumni. Recipients have distinguished themselves in their profession, community, and in service to humanity. RECIPIENT BIOS The Honorable Phyllis J. Hamilton Judge Phyllis Hamilton served as Deputy Public Defender at the Public Defender's Office in San Francisco (1976-1980), Administrative Judge for the United States Merit Systems Protection Board The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) is an independent quasi-judicial agency established to protect Federal merit systems against partisan political and other prohibited personnel practices and to ensure adequate protection for employees against abuses by agency in San Francisco (1980-1985), and Court Commissioner of the Municipal Court in Oakland (1985-1991). At 33, Judge Hamilton became a Superior Court Commissioner in Oakland. Judge Hamilton was appointed U.S. Magistrate Judge on April 2, 1991. She currently serves as U.S. District Court Judge for Northern California. An Oakland resident, Hamilton has helped mentor youths in programs such as Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Judge Hamilton earned her B.A. from Stanford University in 1974 and her J.D. from SCU School of Law in 1976. The Honorable Eugene M. Hyman In 1990, Judge Hyman was appointed to the Santa Clara County Municipal Court, and serves in Superior Court for Santa Clara County. In 1999, he created the Juvenile Delinquency Court for Domestic Violence and Family Violence program in Santa Clara County, the first of its kind in the United States. He has served in the community as a member of the Domestic Violence Council, and chaired the Council for the Court Systems Committee. Judge Hyman is a recipient of the Woman's Fund "Man of the Year 1998" in recognition of his work in domestic violence prevention. In 2000, he was awarded the Legal Advocates for Children and Youth Honor for his work with families and children. Judge Hyman has been an adjunct professor at Santa Clara University for 15 years, teaching five different courses. Major General Thomas J. Romig Major General Thomas J. Romig is the Judge Advocate General judge advocate general (J.A.G.) n. a military officer who advises the government on courts-martial and administers the conduct of courts-martial. The officers who are judge advocates and counsel assigned to the accused come from the office of the judge advocate for the U.S. Army. He earned a bachelor of science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree from Kansas State University Kansas State University, main campus at Manhattan; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; chartered and opened 1863. There is an additional campus at Salina. Among the university's research facilities are the J. R. in 1970. He was commissioned through the ROTC program and entered active duty in October 1971. In 1977, General Romig was selected for the Funded Legal Education Program and attended Santa Clara University School of Law, where he served as an editor on the Santa Clara Law Review and as a member of the Honors Moot Court Board. He graduated with honors in 1980. General Romig is also a graduate of the National War College and the Armed Forces Staff College. His decorations and badges include the Legion of Merit Legion of Merit n. Abbr. LM A U.S. military decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services. , Meritorious Service Medal The Meritorious Service Medal is a senior level military decoration presented to denote acts of non-combat meritorious service worthy of recognition. The following is a list of Meritorious Service Medals issued by various countries: eo: 12985 . , Army Service Ribbon The Army Service Ribbon is a military decoration of the United States Army which was created in 1981. The Army Service Ribbon is awarded to any member of the U.S. Army (including Reserve and National Guard components) who complete "initial entry training. , Army Overseas Service Ribbon An Overseas Service Ribbon is a decoration of the United States military which recognizes those service members who have performed military tours of duty outside the borders of the United States of America. There are different versions of the Overseas Service Ribbons for the U.S. second award, NATO Medal, Parachutist Badge, and Army Staff Identification Badge. Gordon T. Yamate Gordon Yamate is vice president and general counsel of Knight Ridder, Inc. He served as vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at Liberate Technologies, and was a partner in the law firm of McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, LLP, in Palo Alto and San Jose. He was the alumni representative for the most recent SCU law school dean search committee and was appointed to the Silicon Valley Chapter of National Conference of Community and Justice. His many professional affiliations include membership on the Dean's Advisory Council of the High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara University School of Law. His community activities include numerous member and leadership positions on boards such as the Japanese-American National Museum and the Asian Law Alliance. Yamate earned a B.A. from the University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, and was established as the University Farm in 1905. , in 1977 and a J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law in 1980. |
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