Judicial Council Announces 2019 Distinguished Service Awards
PRESIDING JUSTICE DENNIS M. PERLUSS
Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Seven (Los Angeles)
Presiding Justice Dennis M. Perluss
As co-chair of the Tribal Court-State Court Forum, Justice Perluss championed access to justice for California’s tribal communities and helped strengthen relationships between local, state and tribal justice institutions. He was instrumental in the forum’s work to improve the safety of domestic violence victims by ensuring tribal court restraining orders were properly enforced. Justice Perluss’ other branch initiatives include creating an expedited jury trial program to quickly resolve smaller civil cases and ensuring new rules and forms related to Prop. 66 promote equal access to justice. Justice Perluss became an appellate justice in 2003 after serving two years as a Los Angeles County judge. He clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart and was a partner with law firm Morrison & Foerster.
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