Santa Clara County (San Jose)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Santa Clara County Superior Court by Gov. Pete Wilson, 1993; partner, Wines & Manoukian, San Jose, 1985-93; associate, Law Office of Burton K. Wines, San Jose, 1983-85; associate, Maslach, Leavey & Nutt, Los Angeles, 1977-83
Law School: Southwestern University Law School, 1977
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Santa Clara County Superior Court by Gov. Pete Wilson, 1993; partner, Wines & Manoukian, San Jose, 1985-93; associate, Law Office of Burton K. Wines, San Jose, 1983-85; associate, Maslach, Leavey & Nutt, Los Angeles, 1977-83
Law School: Southwestern University Law School, 1977
SAN JOSE — Judge Socrates P. Manoukian’s father, a survivor of the Armenian Genocide, rarely spoke of his childhood.
But things changed when Manoukian had his own sons.
“My dad lived with us the last 15 years of his life. With them, he was a little more candid about it,” the judge said. “He spoke about the kindness of the French Senegalese soldiers that brought him food in 1921-22 in Ant... (continued)
