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Governor announces three new appointments

By Richard Binder

Governor Schwarzenegger announced last week that he had appointed three attorneys to various state posts.

He named former Public Utilities Commission member Rachelle Chong as special counsel of advanced information and communications technologies for the Office of the State Chief Information Officer. The governor also appointed his former judicial appointments advisor, John Davies, to the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority Governing Board and Fresno attorney Ronald Barsamian to the board of the Big Fresno Fair.

Chong, 50, served on the Public Utilities Commission from 2006 until last year and is a former commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission. She was general counsel and vice president of government affairs for BroadBand Office from 2001 to 2008, and owns Professional Services of Rachelle Chong.

Davies, 75, has been of counsel for Allen, Matkins, Leck, Gamble, Mallory and Natsis since 1993. He served as judicial appointments secretary for then-Gov. Pete Wilson from 1995 to 1999 and then as Schwarzenegger?s judicial appointments advisor from 2004 to 2007.

Barsamian, 56, has served as managing partner for Barsamian and Moody Professional Corporation since 1992. He is president of the Agricultural Personnel Management Association Board of Directors and also vice-chairman and chairman-elect of the Clovis Chamber of Commerce.

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Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on January 13, 2010 (boomark / email).