Through a process of community-focused planning, the Ventura Superior Court identified its issues and stategies with members of the public. A community outreach team was convened to help the court identify community outreach needs. Chaired by Sheila Gonzalez, Executive Officer, meetings began in early 1998. Committee members included judges, elected officials, a community activist, business leader, clergyman, and court staff. The Community Outreach Team consists of the following individuals:

John R. Smiley, Presiding Judge
Colleen Toy White, Assistant Presiding Judge
Woodrow Brokenburr, General Telephone
Richard Duarte, Oxnard Elementary School District
Colleen House, Commission on Aging
Alice McGrath, Public at large
Judy Mikels, Ventura County Board of Supervisors
Reverend C. Jessell Strong, Bethel AME Church - Oxnard

Michael Planet, Court Executive Officer
Robert Sherman, Assistant Executive Officer
Tina Rasnow, Senior Attorney - Ventura Legal Self Help Center
Carmen Ramirez, Senior Attorney - Oxnard Legal Self Help Center

  Community Outreach
  Community Outreach Survey
  California Judicial Council Strategic Plan
  Ventura Superior Court Strategic Plan
  The Judicial Branch of Government


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