<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/alumni/judicial_appointment_sally_ackerknecht.html" dsn="blogs"><pubDate>09/30/2025 09:39:25 AM</pubDate><title>CWSL Alumna Sally Ackerknecht ‘09 Appointed Judge </title><description>California Western School of Law (CWSL) is proud to announce that California Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed Sally Ackerknecht ‘09 Judge in the Kern County Superior Court. </description><image><img src="/media/images/news/2025/09/sally_ackerknecht.png" alt="Sally Ackerknecht (Photo courtesy of Gov. Newsom’s Office)"/></image><hide_image>true</hide_image><author/><author_link/><hide_author/><categories><category>Alumni News</category></categories></item>