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| Ruth Young Award |
| To honor women who have been professionally and personally inspiring, who have been pioneers in our profession, and who have led others by personal example. Women Defenders named this award after Ruth Young who was: * An extraordinary woman and exemplary trial lawyer, appellate attorney, and administrator. * The first woman head of a public defender office - Marin County from 1981-1983. * The Director of the Sacramento branch of the State Public Defender. * Ruth Young, who began and ended her career in the Contra Costa County Public Defender Office, taught by example; was a heroine and a visionary; was blind to self-interest and inspired those who knew her. |
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