Judge Louisa S Porter, '77 (JD), was appointed United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District California in 1991. She served as Presiding Magistrate Judge from 1997 through 2002, during which time she coordinated the addition of a full-time magistrate judge with a new courthouse in Imperial County. She retired from the bench in 2012 but remains on recall status.
Sponsored by the University of San Diego School of Law Alumni Association Board of Directors, the Distinguished Alumni Award is the school's highest honor bestowed upon alumni and is presented to law school alumni who have distinguished themselves in the legal field or other chosen profession at an exemplary level and who embody the high ethical standards and commitment to community service USD School of Law seeks to instill in its graduates.
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