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In the interest of speed and timeliness, this story is fed directly from the Associated Press newswire and may contain spelling or grammatical errors.
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Davis appoints Los Angeles lawyer to Board of Education
Wednesday April 16, 2003
SACRAMENTO (AP) Gov. Gray Davis appointed Luis J. Rodriguez, a
deputy public defender for Los Angeles County, to the state Board
of Education Wednesday.
Rodriguez, 36, has been with the Los Angeles County Public
Defender's Office since 1994. He has been president of the
Mexican-American Bar Association of Los Angeles County and the
Latino Public Defender Association.
He attended Santa Clara University, where he earned a bachelor
of science and juris doctorate.
His appointment to the Board of Education must be confirmed by
the state Senate.
The 11 members of the Board of Education are appointed by the
governor and do not receive salaries. The board crafts education
regulations, approves textbooks and oversees testing and
accountability programs.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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