California Governor Jerry Brown appointed Judge Rosa Moran, 50, of Oakland, to serve as administrative director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, a state post. 

This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $132,179.  Moran has served as a workers' compensation judge since 2005. 

Prior to this, she spent 17 years in private practice. She is a member of the Oakland Bench and Bar Association, the Filipina Women's Network, the University of San Francisco Alumni Association, and the University of the Pacific Alumni Association.