Alameda County (San Leandro) Superior Court
Career Highlights: Elected to the Alameda County Superior Court, 2008; principal, Hayashi & Associates, San Francisco, 2004-08; director, California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, Sacramento, 1999-2003; counselor to the deputy secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington D.C., 1998; directory, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington D.C., 1993-97; national director, Japanese American Citizens League, San Francisco, 1991-93; attorney, Asia Law Caucus Inc., San Francisco, 1979-91
Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law
Career Highlights: Elected to the Alameda County Superior Court, 2008; principal, Hayashi & Associates, San Francisco, 2004-08; director, California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, Sacramento, 1999-2003; counselor to the deputy secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington D.C., 1998; directory, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington D.C., 1993-97; national director, Japanese American Citizens League, San Francisco, 1991-93; attorney, Asia Law Caucus Inc., San Francisco, 1979-91
Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law
By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN LEANDRO - A memorable encounter with the juvenile justice system in high school first sparked Dennis Hayashi's interest in the law.
Now, the dream has come full circle as Hayashi, 57, comes to juvenile court every day as a delinquency court judge for Alameda County.
Hayashi was a senior at Hamilton High School in Los Angeles when he and a group of fellow students staged a sit-in to protest the eli... (continued)
