JUDY ROBERTS BAILEY OBITUARY

BAILEY, JUDY ROBERTS, was born on June 27, 1944 and passed away peacefully on May 12, 2010. She is survived by her loving husband of 39 years, Bruce, a sister, Laralee Roberts of Grand Rapids, Ohio and a brother, George Roberts of Logansport, Indiana.

Judy was a professional model, a social worker and a public defender, mentored by two high profile members of the legal profession – F. Lee Bailey (no relation) and Melvin Belli. A 1970 graduate of the University of Toledo, College of Law, she entered a profession then dominated by men and ultimately had a highly successful career as an attorney specializing in business and family law. She was the first woman to defend members of the U.S. Armed Forces in Courts Martials cases in Europe.

Judy was also the first woman hired by the Riverside California County Public Defenders Office. Later she moved to La Jolla where she continued her legal practice and became president of the La Jolla Bar Association. She was quoted as saying, “as attorneys, we want to bring about change in our society by both preserving the good things and changing the bad things.”

Judy was a member of Chaine des Rotiisseurs, La Jolla Chapter and a graduate of the Culinary School at the Oriental Hotel in Bankok, Thailand, the German Cooking School in Stuttgart and the French Cooking School in Paris.

A funeral mass in Judy’s honor will be held on Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 3:00 pm at Mary Star-of- the Sea Catholic Church in La Jolla. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations may be made to the San Diego Humane Society, 5500 Gaines St., San Diego, CA 92110.