Jennie Rhine

Background

Rhine, Jennie was born on September 14, 1939 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Henry Rhine and Jessica Irene (Buck) Wildman.

Education

Student, Harvey Mudd College, 1957-1959;

Bachelor, San Francisco State University, 1964;

Juris Doctor, University of California Hastings College Law, San Francisco, 1969.

Career

Employment security officer, California Department Employment, San Francisco, 1964-1967;

Reginald Heber Smith fellow, San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance, San Francisco, 1969-1970;

Reginald Heber Smith fellow, San Mateo County Legal Aid, Redwood City, California, 1970-1971;

partner, Rhine & Morgan, Berkeley, California, 1972-1975;

private practice, Berkeley, 1975-1988;

administrative law judge, California Agriculture Labor Rels. Board, Occidental, 1977-1983;

hearing officer, Office of Citizen Complaints, San Francisco, 1985-1988;

judge, Alameda County Municipal Court/Berkeley-Albany Judicial District, California, since 1989. Member commission on substance abuse Alameda County (California) Municipal Court, 1989-1993.

Member gender bias committee Superior Court, 1991-1994. Chair joint Municipal-Superior Court Berkeley courthouse development committee, since 1994.

Achievements

• Jennie Rhine has been listed as a reputable Judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of advisory board Station KPFA Radio, Berkeley, 1983-1994. Vice chair, board directors Pacifica Foundation, Berkeley, 1986-1994. Member community advisory board East Bay Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Center, Berkeley, 1992-1994.

Member National Association Women Judges, California Judges Association, National Lawyers Guild(president San Francisco chapter 1974-1975), Alameda County Bar Association.

Interests

• Avocations: outdoor activities, horses, traveling.

Connections

1 child, Derek M. Rusch.

Father:

Henry Rhine Wildman

Mother:

Jessica Irene (Buck) Wildman

child:

Derek M. Rusch Rhine