Background
Amado, Honey Kessler was born on July 20, 1949 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Bernard and Mildred Kessler.
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Honey Kessler Kessler Amado
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Bachelor in Political Science, California State College, Long Beach, 1971; Juris Doctor, Western State University, Fullerton, California, 1976.
Career
In re Marriage of Stephenson (1984) 162 Cal.App.3d 1057. In re Marriage of Gavron (1988) 203 Cal.App.3d 705. Posey v. Leavitt (1991) 229 Cal.App. 1236, 280; People v. DeLeon (1994) 22 Cal. Rep. 4th 1265. In re Marriage of Battenburg (1994) 28 Cal.App.4th 1336. In re Marriage of Hargrave (1995) 36 Cal.App.4th 1313.Admitted to the bar, 1977, California. 1981, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1994, United States. Supreme Court.
Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section 1982, Appellate Courts Committee, 1987, Appellate Judicial Evaluations Committee, 1992. Editorial Board, Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine, 1996). California State Bar (Family Law Section, Executive Committee 1988-1991.
California Women Lawyers. Ms. Amado Lectures and Authors extensively on topics of Appellate Practice and Family Law.
Achievements
Membership
Member Committee Concerned Lawyers for Soviet Jewry, 1979-1990. National vice president Jewish National Fund, 1995-1997. Board directors Jewish National Fund Los Angeles, since 1990.
Secretary Los Angeles region, board directors, 1991-1994, American Jewish Congress, Jewish FeministCtr., since 1992, co-chair steering committee, 1994-1996. Member Commision on Soviet Jewry of Jewish Federation Council Greater Los Angeles, 1977-1983, chairman, 1979-1981, commission on education, 1982-1983, community relations committee, 1979-1983. Member California Women Lawyers (Board of Governors 1988-1990, 1st vice president 1989-1990, judicial evaluations co-chair 1988-1990), San Fernando Valley Bar Association (family law mediators and arbitrators planel 1983-1994, judge pro-tem panel 1987-1994), Beverly Hills Bar Association (family law mediators panel 1985-1994), Los Angeles County Bar Association (family law section, appellate courts committee since 1987, chairman subcommittee to examine reorganization California Supreme Court 1990-1994, judge protem panel 1985-1995, appellate judicial evaluations committee since 1989, editorial bd.L.A. Lawyer magazine since 1996, chairman district 2 settlement program since 1996), California State Bar.
Connections
Married Ralph Albert Amado, October 24, 1976;children: Jessica Reina, Micah Solomon, Gabrielle Beth.
