Virginia S. Criste
Telephone: (760) 34 1-1144
Fax: (760) 341-1124
E-Mail: vcriste@outlook.com
Education
- George Washington University School of Law
- Washington, D.C. - 1966-69; J. D. 1969
- Activities: Legal Aid Meritorious Service Award 1967 - 68
- Board of Directors and Distinguished Service Award 1968 - 69
- Mt. Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts 1962 - 66; B.A. 1966 - Upper One- Third of Class
Admissions and Memberships
- District of Columbia Bar Since November 1969
- Maryland Bar Since June 1971
- Pennsylvania Bar Since 1976
- California Bar Since April 1977
- Desert Bar Association, President 1995-96
- American Bar Association
- Board Certified Family Law Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy a California Supreme Court Approve Agency - since 2010
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent since 1994
Distinctions
- Listed Who's Who among American Women commencing 1974.
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent since 1994
- Certified in Family Law Trial Advocacy by National Board of Trial Advocacy since 2010
- Judge Pro Tem, Superior Court of Riverside County, Indio Branch since 1994
- Desert Bar Association Trustee, Officer and President, 1989 - 1997.
- Desert Bar Association Fee Arbitrator; former chair of family law committee.
- Panel participant with the Honorable Mitchell Goldberg, Inland Counties Bankruptcy forum, 2000, Issues Regarding Interaction of Bankruptcy and Family Law.
- Prior Chair, Local Chapter For U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
- Commissioner, Palm Desert Parks and Recreation Commission, 1995-1997.
