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Justice Donald King (retired) was perhaps the preeminent judge dealing with family law matters
in the state of California. Given California's status as an innovative, leading-edge state in this field, this status makes
Justice King perhaps the preeminent judge in the area of family law matters nationwide.
Justice King served on the California Court of Appeal for 13 years, where he authored
more family law opinions than any previous California Appellate Justice.
Justice King has received many honors and awards over the years. Perhaps the greatest award of his career was given upon his retirement, when the
California State Bar announced that its annual family law judicial award would be renamed the Justice Donald B. King Family Law Judicial
Officer of the Year Award, in his honor.
Justice King is also co-author of the the most widely used Family Law treatise in California, the California Practice Guide - Family
Law, published by the Rutter Group, a subsidiary of the West Group of publishing companies.
Other awards that Justice King has received include:
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San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association "Trial Judge of the Year."
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Bar Association of San Francisco special "Award of Merit," the first judge
to receive this annual award.
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California State Bar, Family Law Section, "Judicial Officer of the Year."
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California Judges Association "President's Trophy" as the judge having
accomplished the most on behalf of the California Judiciary
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University of San Francisco "St. Thomas More" award for epitomizing the
finest traditions of St. Thomas More.
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American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers national Public Service Award
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1994 Family Law "Person of the Year" - Southern California Chapter of the
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
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1995 University of San Francisco School of Law "Alumnus of the Year."
Justice King was a member of the Judicial Council of California and a member of its
Family Law Advisory Committee.
He has been Chairman of the Family Law Committee of the California Judges Association.
He was president of the California chapter of the International Association of Family
and Conciliation Courts
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