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“Commissioner Jeanne Lowe,” by Erin Guzman Published in North County Lawyer, Vol. 25, No. 6, June 2008 Commissioner Jeanne Lowe, one of the newest members of the North County bench, is serving as a Family Law Commissioner in Department 18. Although new to North County, Commissioner Lowe is an experienced Family Law practitioner. Before beginning her legal career, Commissioner Lowe was a homemaker caring for her two children in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. In 1985, she graduated from the University of Nevada-Reno majoring in political science and history. After her son died in a 1985 automobile accident, Commissioner Lowe moved to San Diego and began what she wanted to do since she was 13 years old - be an attorney. Commissioner Lowe attended law school at USD, met her second husband and received her J.D. in 1989. Commissioner Lowe and her husband’s first law office was their living room. Her husband practiced mostly criminal law while Commissioner Lowe practiced family law. Commissioner Lowe became a certified family law specialist in 1998. In 1998, Commissioner Lowe signed on with the pilot program for the Family Law Facilitator’s Office. She was excited to be a part of a program that provided legal assistance to those who could not afford it. Initially only funded to provide support assistance, the program has grown significantly as a result of the program’s success. The San Diego County Family Law Facilitator’s Office has become so successful that it is now the model program for the entire state of California. Commissioner Lowe is very proud of the program and believes her experience with it helps make her a successful commissioner. In February 2003, Commissioner Lowe became a court commissioner. She started in Department 43 downtown, hearing matters with the Department of Child Support Services. After 4½ years, Commissioner Lowe moved to Department F9 at the Madge Bradley Building. After six months there, she moved to the North County Courthouse. Commissioner Lowe is very pleased with her assignment and has no aspirations in becoming a judge. She believes she is right where she belongs.
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