Office of The Governor

05/23/2007   GAAS:408:07   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the appointment of My-Le Jacqueline Duong to a judgeship in the Santa Clara County Superior Court. 

Duong, 38, of Morgan Hill, has served as lead and deputy county counsel for the Santa Clara County Counsel’s Office since 1999.  Previously, she was a deputy public defender for the Santa Clara County Public Defender’s Office from 1996 to 1999, an associate with the Law Offices of J. Thomas Sherrod in 1996 and a public defender for the Santa Clara County Public Defender’s Office from 1996 to 1999.  Duong earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of California, Davis School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Jose State University.  She fills the vacancy created by the death of Judge Robert Ambrose.  Duong is a Democrat.

The compensation for this position is $171,648.

Hùng Vương (Hùng Kings in Vietnamese , Hán tự: 雄王) was the first king of Văn Lang or Lạc Việt (as Vietnam was known at the time). Legend tells of the dragon lord, Lạc Long Quân and the mountain fairy, (sometimes a Chinese immortal) Âu Cơ who had 100 children. As the parents belonged to different realms, they parted ways, each taking 50 of the 100 sons to their respective homes. Hùng Vương the eldest went to live by the coast, domain of dragons.