Background
Abernethy, Pamela Leask was born on June 4, 1951 in San Francisco, California, United States. Daughter of Rodney Elmer and Elizabeth Abernethy.
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Pamela Leask Abernethy
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Pamela Leask Abernethy, American Judge. Bar: Oregon 1980, United States District Court Oregon 1980. Field volunteer immunization clinic Amigos de Las Americas, Guatemala, 1965-1966; counselor, staff trainer Trailblazer Camps, Port Jervis, New York, 1971-1976; teaching assistant bi-lingual Head Start pre-school Mission FamilySch., San Francisco, 1971; president, board directors Pentacle Theatre, Salem,1985, 86, 92, actress, director, since 1982.
Education
Bachelor with honors, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1973; Juris Doctor cum laude, Willamette U., 1980.
Career
Assistant attorney general, Oregon Department Justice, Salem, 1981-1984; attorney-in-charge education section, Oregon Department Justice, Salem, 1984-1986; attorney-in-charge special litigation unit, Oregon Department Justice, Salem, 1986-1989; special counsel to attorney general, Oregon Department Justice, Salem, 1989-1992; division administrator civil enforcement division, Oregon Department Justice, Salem, 1992; trial court judge, Marion County District Court, Salem, 1993-1995; trial court judge, Marion County Circuit Court, since 1995.
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Membership
Field volunteer immunization clinic Amigos de Las Americas, Guatemala, 1965-1966. Counselor, staff trainer Trailblazer Camps, Port Jervis, New York, 1971-1976. Teaching assistant bi-lingual Head Start pre-school Mission FamilySch., San Francisco, 1971.
President, board directors Pentacle Theatre, Salem,1985, 86, 92, actress, director, since 1982.
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Married Eric Turner MacKnight, September 7, 1975 (divorced 1983).
