Background
Kuehl, Sheila James was born on February 9, 1941 in Tulsa. Daughter of Arthur Joseph and Lillian Ruth (Krasner) Kuehl.
Kuehl, Sheila James was born on February 9, 1941 in Tulsa. Daughter of Arthur Joseph and Lillian Ruth (Krasner) Kuehl.
Bachelor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1962. Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1978.
Actress, 1950-1965; associate dean of students University of California at Los Angeles, 1969-1975. Private practice, 1978-1985. Law professor Loyola University Los Angeles, 1985-1989.
Managing attorney California Women's Law Center, 1989-1993. Member California State Assembly, Sacramento, 1995-2000, speaker pro tempore, 1997-1999, chair judicial committee, 1999-2000. Member California State Senate, 2001—2008.
President Kuehl Consulting. Chair natural resources and water committee, California State Senate, 2001-2006, chairman health committee, 2007-2008, distinguished policy fellow University of California at Los Angeles School Public Affairs, since 2009. Board directors, Liberty Hill Foundation, board dirs, California Women's Law Center.
Member gender bias advising committee California Supreme Court, 1985-1991. Board overseersHarvard U., since 1997. Member Women Lawyers' Association of Los Angeles (president 1986-1987).