2012-2013 Ralph N. Kleps Award Committee

Nominations are assessed and evaluated by a committee whose members are appointed by the Chief Justice. The Kleps Award Committee comprises representatives from northern, southern, and central California. All segments of the court community are represented—from large courts and small—including appellate justices, judges with administrative responsibilities, court executive officers, and court program managers. 

	Hon. Ronald B. Robie, Chair Associate Justice Court of Appeal Third Appellate District		Ms. Tammy Grimm Court Executive Officer Superior Court of Inyo County
	Mr. José Guillén, Vice-Chair Court Executive Officer Superior Court of Sonoma County		Hon. Mary Thornton House Judge Superior Court of Los Angeles County
	Hon. Kathleen M. Banke Associate Justice Court of Appeal First Appellate District		Mr. Kevin J. Lane Assistant Clerk Administrator Fourth Appellate District Division One
	Mr. Alex Calvo Court Executive Officer Superior Court of Santa Cruz County		Ms. Nicole N. Le Administrative Analyst Superior Court of Orange County
	Ms. Karen Camper Court Analyst Superior Court of Calaveras County		Hon. L. Jackson Lucky Judge Superior Court of Riverside County
	Ms. Mary Majich Davis Chief Assistant Executive Officer Superior Court of San Bernardino County		Hon. Cynthia A. Ludvigsen Judge Superior Court of San Bernardino County
	Ms. Rebecca Fleming Chief Financial Officer Superior Court of Stanislaus County		Hon. Robert H. Oliver Judge Superior Court of Fresno County
	Hon. Ronald F. Frazier Judge Superior Court of San Diego County		Hon. Donna M. Petre Assigned Judge Superior Court of California
	Mr. Hector Gonzalez, Jr. Court Executive Officer Superior Court of Mono County		Ms. Sylvia White-Irby Administrator Superior Court of Los Angeles County

Kleps Award Committee History

The process of recommending award recipients has evolved over the years. From 1991 through 2001, the Court Management Committee of the Judicial Council, the California Judicial Administration Conference Planning Committee (CJAC), and select AOC staff recommended recipients to the Judicial Council. In 2002, the Kleps Award Committee was formed, and it continues to evaluate and recommend Kleps Award recipients to the Judicial Council.

1991-2013 Committee Members

Hon. Richard D. Aldrich Hon. Patricia Bamattre-Manoukian Hon. Kathleen Banke Mr. Ronald Barrow Ms. Tamara Beard Hon. Hollis G. Best Hon. Ernest Borunda Mr. James Brighton Ms. Tina Burkhart Mr. Alex Calvo Ms. Karen Camper Hon. Marjorie Laird Carter Ms. Jeanne Caughell Ms. Yvonne Choong Hon. Warren Conklin Hon. Patricia Yim Cowett Hon. Rudolph Diaz Ms. Lee Edmon Ms. Meri Fischer Ms. Rebecca Fleming Hon. Judith Donna Ford Hon. Ronald F. Frazier Hon. Richard D. Fybel Ms. Lisa Galdos Ms. Janet M. Gallagher Hon. Ronald M. George Hon. Arthur Gilbert Mr. Michael Glisson Ms. Sharon Gonterman Ms. Sheila Gonzalez Mr. Hector Gonzalez, Jr. Ms. Tammy Grimm Mr. José O. Guillén Hon. Brad R. Hill Hon. Thomas E. Hollenhorst Hon. Mary Thornton House Hon. Steven Howell Hon. Phil Isenberg Hon. Anthony W. Ishii Ms. Marilyn K. James Mr. Allen Jensen Mr. Peter Keane Mr. Stephen M. Kelly Hon. Daniel J. Kremer Ms. Sheila Kuck Mr. Robert B. Kuhel Ms. Louise A. La Mothe Mr. Joseph Lane Mr. Kevin J. Lane Ms. Nicole N. Le Ms. Sharon Lear Hon. Jackson Lucky Hon. Cynthia Ludvigsen Mr. Donald Lundy

Ms. Mary Majich Davis Mr. Lawrence Maligie Hon. Jon M. Mayeda Hon. Judith McConnell Mr. William McCurine, Jr. Mr. Terry McNally Mr. John Mendes Hon. Marilyn Miles Hon. Patrick J. Morris Mr. Martin J. Moshier Hon. William J. Murray, Jr. Ms. Susan M. Myers Hon. Henry E. Needham, Jr. Ms. Susan Null Mr. Frederick Ohlrich Hon. Kathleen E. O’Leary Hon. Robert H. Oliver Mr. Ronald Overholt Hon. Richard A. Paez Mr. Gordon Park-Li Ms. Christine Patton Hon. James F. Perley Hon. Wayne Peterson Hon. Donna M. Petre Ms. Nancy Piano Mr. Michael Planet Ms. Florence Prushan Mr. Charles Ramey Hon. Mel Recana Hon. Ronald B. Robie Mr. Mike Roddy Mr. Alan I. Rothenberg Hon. Arthur Scotland Hon. Patricia Sepulveda Mr. Arthur Sims Ms. Kelly Sims Ms. Dale Sipes Mr. Alan Slater Hon. James L. Smith Ms. Eve Sproule Ms. Sharol Strickland Mr. Kevin Swanson Hon. Nancy L. Sweet Hon. Robert G. Taylor Hon. Ricardo A. Torres Mr. Michael Tozzi Ms. Deena Trujillo Hon. Michael S. Ullman Ms. Sylvia White-Irby Hon. Roy L. Wonder Mr. Michael Yerly Hon. Erica Yew Ms. Joyce M. Ziegler

We sincerely apologize if any names have been excluded. Every effort was made to provide a complete and accurate listing of all past committee members. If you were left off the list, please contact Deirdre Benedict at deirdre.bendict@jud.ca.gov or 415-865-8915 so that we may correct our records.