The Hon. Susan P. Finlay (Ret.) served as a judge for the San Diego County Superior Court in California. Finlay joined the bench in 1980. She retired in 2000 and continued to preside in the Assigned Judge’s Program.
Over the course of her judicial career, Finlay held assignments in the Domestic Violence and Family Law Courts.
Finlay earned a J.D. at the University of San Diego School of Law.
Her memberships have included the Judicial Council of California (1989 to 1991), the Center for Judicial Education & Research Governing Committee, the Assigned Judge’s Program Advisory Council, and the San Diego County Bar Association’s Judicial Election Evaluation Committee. She has also served as Director of Education for the Center for Problem Solving Courts and the National Association of Drug Court Professionals.