Background
Goff, Victoria Joan De was born on March 2, 1945 in San Francisco, California, United States. Daughter of Sidney Francis and Jean Frances (Alexander) De Goff.
Goff, Victoria Joan De was born on March 2, 1945 in San Francisco, California, United States. Daughter of Sidney Francis and Jean Frances (Alexander) De Goff.
Bachelor in Mathematics with great distinction, University of California, Berkeley, 1967; Juris Doctor, University of California, Berkeley, 1972.
Research attorney, California Court Appeal, San Francisco, 1972-1973;
Reginald Heber Smith Foundation fellow, San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation, 1973-1974;
associate, Field, De Goff, Huppert & McGowan, San Francisco, 1974-1977;
private practice, Berkeley, California, 1977-1980;
partner, De Goff and Sherman, Berkeley, since 1980. Lecturer continuing education of bar, California, 1987, 90-92, University of California Boalt Hall School Law, Berkeley, 1981-1985, director appellate advocacy, 1992. Cons.Calif. Civil Practice Procedure, Bancroft Whitney, 1992.
Member Appellate Law Advisory Commission, 1995. Appointed applicant evaluation and nominationcom. for State Bar Court by California Supreme Court, 1995. Private attorney, clk.ct. committee California Court Appeals, 1997.
Member commission on appellate practice American Bar Association, 1997.
Appointed to advising committee California Judicial Council on Implementing Proposition 32,1984-1985. Member of advisory board Hastings College Trial and Appellate Advisory, 1984-1991. Expert 20/20 vision project, commission on future courts Judicial Council California, 1993, appointed to appellate standing advising committee, 1993-1995.
Appointed to Appellate Indigent Defense Oversight Advisory Committee, State of California, 1995;commission on appellate Studies. of American Bar Association Appellate Judges Conference, since 1995. Commission on appellate practice American Bar Association, 1997. Advisory board Witkin Legal Institute, BancroftWhitney, since 1996.
Board directors California Supreme Court History Society, State Bar California, Appellate Law Cons. Group, 1994-1995. Member California Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors 1980-1988, amicus-curiae committee 1981-1987, editor-in-chief association magazine 1980-1981, Presidential award of merit1980, 81), California Academy Appellate Lawyers (secretary-treasurer 1989-1990, 2d vice president 1990-1991, 1st vice president 1991-1992, president 1992-1993), American Academy Appellate Lawyers, Edward J. McFetridge American Inn of Court Justices (counsellor 1990-1991, edn.chmn. 1991-1992, social chairman 1992-1993, vice president 1993-1994, president 1994-1995), Boalt Hall School Law University of California Alumni Association (board directors 1989-1991), Order of Coif.
Married Peter D. Coppelman, May 2, 1971 (divorced December 1978). Married Richard Sherman, June 16, 1980.