400 BELLA VISTA AVENUE • LOS GATOS, CA • 95032
408-656-9280 • MARCIA.JENSEN@GMAIL.COM
MARCIA JENSEN
COMMUNITY SERVICE AND VOLUNTEER WORK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Member, Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Committee • August – October 2011
SANTA CLARA COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY
Member and Committee Chair • June 2010 – June 2011
Appointed by Santa Clara County Superior Court to serve 1-year term. Conducted investigations
and interviews; wrote and edited Grand Jury Reports. Chair of the Cities and Special Districts Committee.
LOS GATOS PLANNING COMMISSION
Planning Commissioner • Re-appointed 2008, Chair 2011-2012; Vice Chair 2010-2011; 1989 – 1999: Chair • 1994 – 1997 Appointed by Los Gatos Town Council to 7-member panel charged with reviewing and adjudicating applications for residential and commercial development through public hearings.
LOS GATOS GENERAL PLAN COMMITTEE
Public Representative • 2006 – 2008; Planning Commission Representative • 2008 – present
Member of Committee charged with drafting, revising, and implementing both Elements of the General Plan, and Los Gatos development policies.
NORTH 40 ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Planning Commission Member 2008 – present
UC BERKELEY REGIONAL OFFICE OF ORAL HISTORY, DOE LIBRARY
Co-Author and Interviewer • 2005 – 2009
Research and conduct interviews with subject of oral history; write and publish oral history for the Bancroft Library and United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
GREENBELT ALLIANCE
Member, Compact Development Review Team • March 2008 – September 2011
Evaluate proposed mixed-use, transit-oriented-developments for possible endorsement.
LOS GATOS UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT
Excellence in Education Middle School Task Force, Parent Representative 2003-2004
Member of Task Force formed to research, discuss and identify best practices in education designed to improve practices in the Los Gatos Union School District. Issued recommendations in 2004.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Member, Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Committee • August – October 2011
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Assistant United States Attorney, San Jose Division • 1987 – 2003
Responsible for the investigation, trial, and appeal of federal criminal cases.
35+ cases tried to jury verdict; including first degree murder, bribery, and financial fraud
15+ appeals litigated and argued in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal
ROBINSON & WOOD
Litigation Associate • 1985 – 1987
Associate in San Jose law firm emphasizing insurance defense
ALAMEDA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
Deputy District Attorney • 1981 – 1985
Responsible for misdemeanor trials; felony preliminary hearings and trials.
30+ jury trials of misdemeanor and felony crimes ranging from drunk driving to rape and kidnap.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CLARA SCHOOL OF LAW • J.D., 1981, Member Honors Moot Court Board
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY • B.A. 1978, English
Bill Schmidt
Marcia Jensen is a great candidate for Town Council. She has displayed a love for the community and a respect for the master plan of the town in her role as a planning commissioner. In the current environment of the Town Council favoring profit motivated proposals of developers she will provide a voice motivated by the quality of life in Los Gatos as enjoyed by the citizens.