William R. McGuiness is the administrative presiding justice of the California Court of Appeal

California Court of Appeal

The California Courts of Appeal are the state intermediate appellate courts in the U.S. state of California. The state is geographically divided into six appellate districts...

, division three, in San Francisco, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. Justice McGuiness served on the Alameda County Superior Court from 1986 until 1997, when he was appointed as Associate Justice to the First Appellate District, Division Four. In 2002 he was elevated to the position of administrative presiding justice of division three in the California Court of Appeal. He is a graduate of Santa Clara University

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...

(B.A. 1968), and the San Francisco University School of Law (J.D. 1972).

External links

• http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/courtsofappeal/1stDistrict/justices/mcguiness.htm