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Nov. 1, 2015

Sharon L. Kalemkiarian

San Diego juvenile dependency Judge Sharon Kalemkiarian balances a protective nature with a sense of understanding.

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Sharon L. Kalemkiarian

Sharon Kalemkiarian

San Diego County (San Diego)

Career Highlights: Appointed San Diego County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, December, 2014; partner, Ashworth Blanchet Christenson & Kalemkiarian LLP (now Ashworth Blanchet Christenson LLP) 2002-14; director, Project Heartbeat, San Diego County Bar Association, 1996-2000; founder, Juvenile Court Emancipation Clinic, 1991

Law School: University of San Diego School of Law, 1989
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By America Hernandez
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN DIEGO - Upon assuming the bench in 2014, Sharon L. Kalemkiarian was told by her new colleagues that deciding to terminate parental rights was harder than imposing a death penalty sentence.

But the new judge is no stranger to difficult decisions, having acted as a court-appointed attorney for children in the system on life support, with the task of de... (continued)

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