Judge Lauri A. Damrell: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

Sacramento County Superior Court, Department 8B

CA Bar #: 241010 (December 2005)

Appointed By: Gov. Edmund G. Brown, Jr.

Biography

Overview

The Hon. Lauri A. Damrell is a judge for the Sacramento County Superior Court in California[1]. Damrell was appointed to the bench by former Governor Jerry Brown on December 22, 2017, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. Michael G. Virga[2].

Her assignments have included service in the Family Law Department, civil and criminal trials, misdemeanor arraignments and sentencing, civil harassment and domestic violence restraining-order hearings, and complex civil matters[3]. Matters arising under the Tribal Nations Access to Justice Act have been assigned to Damrell for all purposes[1].

Educational background

Damrell graduated cum laude with a B.A. in English from the University of Pennsylvania in 1999[4]. After graduating from college, she worked as an equity derivatives trader trainee at Group One Trading LLP (1999 to 2000) and as a marketing manager at Mr. Stock Inc. (2000 to 2002). At the University of California, Davis School of Law, Damrell completed a J.D. in 2005[4]. While in law school, she was a member of the Order of the Coif[4]. She was admitted to the State Bar of California (December 2005).

Career history

After graduating from law school, Damrell clerked for one year for Chief Judge David F. Levi of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California[3]. Following that role, she joined Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (2006 to 2016), as an associate in the firm's Sacramento office[3]. Her practice there focused on employment law, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage-and-hour litigation[3]. She also advised clients that included Microsoft, Oracle, and Morgan Stanley. In 2016, Damrell became a partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (2016 to 2017), and remained with the firm until her appointment to the bench[3].

Her public service included appointment by former Governor Jerry Brown to the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, which required Senate confirmation[5]. She later chaired the commission and co-chaired the California Pay Equity Task Force[4]. Damrell's professional affiliations have included the National Association of Women Lawyers, service on that organization's planning committee, and the American Bar Association Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity Law[4]. She also served as a visiting lecturer at the University of California, Davis School of Law[6]. Damrell also contributed articles to the National Law Journal, the American Bar Association Journal on Labor and Employment, and Bloomberg BNA.

She received the Virginia S. Mueller Outstanding Member Award from the National Association of Women Lawyers in 2014[7]. Other honors have included recognition in the Sacramento Business Journal's 40 Under 40 in 2016 and selection as a Top Lawyer by Sacramento Magazine in 2017[4].

Personal life

Damrell comes from a family of jurists. Her father, Bruce W. Kauffman, served on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania[4]. She has also described herself as the granddaughter and daughter-in-law of former judges[4].

Outside the courtroom, her civic involvement has included Operation Protect and Defend, which promotes civic education for high school students. Damrell also co-founded the Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association of Sacramento, a mentoring organization for attorneys who are also mothers. In discussing her pre-bench practice, she has said that her perspective as a woman, a working mother, and the daughter of a working woman informed her interest in employment law[4]. She has described judicial service as an opportunity to do what she believes is right under the law and to maintain a connection with the community[4].

Damrell is registered as a Democrat[8].

References

[1] Sacramento County Superior Court — Complex Civil Cases
[2] Governor of California Press Release (December 22, 2017)
[3] Daily Journal — Judicial Profile of Lauri A. Damrell
[4] University of California, Davis School of Law — Judge Lauri Damrell Class of 2005
[5] Senate Rules Committee Public Agenda (March 9, 2016)
[6] University of California, Davis School of Law — Visiting Faculty
[7] National Association of Women Lawyers — Virginia S. Mueller Outstanding Member Award
[8] Ballotpedia — Lauri Damrell

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About

Lauri A. Damrell
Current Appointment Sacramento County Superior Court, Department 8B	Sacramento County Superior Court, Department 8B
Education B.A., University of Pennsylvania - 1999 J.D., University of California, Davis School of Law - 2005	B.A., University of Pennsylvania - 1999 J.D., University of California, Davis School of Law - 2005

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Court Info

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Current Court:	CA - Sacramento County Superior Court
Clerk phone:	+1 (916) 875-2523

Career History

Career History
Role	Employer	Where
Partner	Orrick, Herrington, and Sutcliffe LLP	Sacramento County, California
Associate	Orrick, Herrington, and Sutcliffe LLP	Sacramento County, California
Clerk	Hon. David F. Levi, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California	Sacramento County, California
Marketing Manager	Mr. Stock Inc.	None
Equity Derivatives Trader Trainee	Group One Trading LLP	None