Jerrold Kippen                 

               E D U C A T I O N

Juris Doctor            Law, with honors, emphasis: Intellectual Property Law and International Law,  

         Hastings College of the Law, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 2001.

         Publication           Note, Explicit Speech, 28 Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly 799 (2001).

       Law Journal            Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly

                                      Executive Editor, June 2000 – May 2001; Member, August 1999 – May 2000.

Maîtrise d’Arts      Theology, Institut Protestant de Théologie, Montpellier, France,1996.

Bachelor of Arts     Philosophy, with honors, California State University, Fullerton, CA, 1990.

L E G A L    E X P E R I E N C E

Court Attorney         Chief Judge John S. Unpingco,

                                    United States District Court, District of Guam, July 2001- November 2003.

The District Court of Guam has United States federal jurisdiction over civil, criminal, bankruptcy, admiralty and tax cases.  Because of its location and investment climate a high percentage its cases involve issues of international law and claims by international parties involving significant financial interests. 

As the Court Attorney for the Chief Judge, I was responsible for insuring that all papers filed and actions taken by litigants and the Court were in compliance with the law. 

I independently researched and authored numerous bench memoranda for the Chief Judge, which summarized and analyzed the litigants’ filings. 

I was the Chief Judge’s confidant and counsel during his decision making process in most cases.  Thus, I drafted numerous court orders regarding these cases which were usually adopted by the court with little or no revision.

As the Court Attorney for the Chief Judge, I managed the other five Court Attorneys, as well as, another seven court employees.  I distributed and prioritized their work loads and made all final decisions regarding scheduling matters.  I also was the final decision-maker in all court administration matters which did not require the Chief Judge’s attention.

I organized and managed both the 2002 and 2003 Guam Bar Association Conferences, as well as the 2003 South Pacific Judicial Conference.  I also gave legal presentations at all three conferences. 

I was also primarily responsible for the preparation and management of trials assigned to the Chief Judge, as well as, for drafting any rulings regarding the trials.  Each and every trial was a high pressure, time sensitive project.

I solicited, scheduled and orchestrated case settlement conferences.  I attended each conference and worked closely with the presiding judge, evaluating the parties’ postures throughout the proceedings and discussing strategies to bring them to a final agreement. We successfully settled seventeen cases during my tenure as Court Attorney.

I served as the Court Attorney for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 2002 Saipan Appellate Session Panel which included the Ninth Circuit Chief Appellate Judge and I drafted the opinions that were adopted by that panel.  I also served as the Court Attorney for visiting District Judges, and quickly adapted to the different personalities and requirements of each judge.

B A R    Q U A L I F I C A T I O N

I passed the July 2001 California State Bar Examination and the November 2001 Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination.

O T H E R    E X P E R I E N C E

Teacher                      Castlemont High School, Oakland Public Schools, Oakland, CA,

                                                September 1996 - June 1998.

            I taught High School English, French, Chemistry and Computer Science.                          

Director                      The Neighborhood Center, Oakland, CA,

                                    September 1990 – September 1994.

I co-founded and administrated a tutoring, activity, meal and transportation programs for inner city youth and was responsible for fund raising and the financial administration of the program.

Co-Director                Central American Mission Partners, Berkeley, CA,

                                                September 1990 – September 1994.

I organized and managed the organization's 1992 annual conference and arranged for the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Rigoberta Menchu, to deliver the key note address.  I also coordinated fund-raising activities and I delivered public education lectures.

I N T E R E S T S

I enjoy learning languages other than English.  I speak, read and write French. I also have learned to read Latin, Greek and Hebrew.  I am currently learning to speak, read and write Thai and have already attained an intermediate fluency.

I am also fascinated by cultures other than my own.  I have traveled extensively throughout Central America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and, most recently, the South Pacific Islands and South-East Asia.  I have also benefited greatly from longer term submersions in other cultures, having lived for almost two years in both France and Guam.