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Davis appoints Los Angeles lawyer to Board of Education
Wednesday April 16, 2003SACRAMENTO (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.
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