Bert Levy at a glance
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- Associate Justice
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Bert Levy
Associate Justice · California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District
Bert Levy — California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District
Biography
Professional career
- 1997–present – Associate Justice, Fifth District Court of Appeal
- 1990–1996 – Presiding judge of the Family Law Department.
Education
- He later earned his J.D. in 1977 from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law.
Additional information
- Associate Justice of the California Fifth District Court of Appeal, serving since August 5, 1997, and currently in a retention term through January 8, 2035.
- He was the initial organizer and chair of the Fresno County Domestic Violence Roundtable (1990–2002) and was recognized as Public Servant of the Year by the Marjaree Mason Center in 2001.
- 1989 – Elevated to Fresno County Superior Court.
- 1988 – Appointed by Governor George Deukmejian to Fresno County Municipal Court.
- President of the Fresno County Bar Association (1988) and the Fresno County Young Lawyers Association (1984).
- received the Glenn V. Winslow Memorial Award as outstanding male graduate that year.
- He is a life member of the Roger Traynor Honor Society and was consistently selected for the Dean’s List.
- He has served on multiple California Judicial Council committees, including the Family and Juvenile Law Standing Advisory Committee, the Appellate Advisory Committee, and the Appellate Indigent Defense Oversight Advisory Committee.
- He has also been active in the Rotary Club of Fresno, the California Judges Association, and various historical and arts organizations.
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
California Rule 1.150, Photographing, recording, and broadcasting in court
California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District
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