California Supreme Court Associate Justice Carol Corrigan, left, administers the oath of office to Alameda County Superior Court Judge Tara Flanagan Thursday, January 10 in the Littlefield Concert Hall at Mills College in Oakland. During her remarks, Flanagan told her friends, family members, and supporters that "I am mindful that the court is for the public and I will work hard everyday to serve the people of this county." Flanagan, who won her judicial election last June, is the third out lesbian jurist on the Alameda bench, joining Judges Victoria Kolakowski and Kimberly Colwell.