},false) She was also a former California Deputy Attorney General from 1986 to 1995. if(document.querySelector("#google_image_div")){ But he has declined to identify the gifts publicly or place a dollar value on them. pg.acq.push(function() { One thing we know, if Justice Bigelow takes action against Erika for violating her personal life over an affair that allegedly took place during a time of FLIP PHONES, she will have to get in line behind the others. Shes very strong, but this has been very hard for her emotionally, the insider added. A Times investigation draws on newly revealed records about Tom Girardis legal practice, opening a window onto the secretive world of private judges. We were standing in front of the giant fireplace. Tom Girardi was having an extramarital affair with Bigelow and he wired her $300,000 from a client trust account at the time she closed on the property. Following the reveal of Tricias handing over of Thomas gifts, Erikas attorney, Evan Borges, released a statement. A retired California appellate justice who carried on a four-year affair with Tom Girardi has returned numerous gifts from the now-disgraced lawyer to a bankruptcy trustee, an attorney for the former justice said.. Tricia A. Bigelow, who stepped down last year as presiding justice of an appellate court division in Los Angeles, handed over the gifts this week after The Times asked for an . He noted the judge received nasty text messages and calls after her phone number was published on Instagram. According to the California Courts website, Bigelow was confirmed as the presiding justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Eight, in February 2010. "This is Justice Tricia A. Bigelow. Justice Tricia A. Bigelow: A Distinguished Jurist Leaves the Bench While Toms assets are as cold as Erikas personality, Erika tried to swerve around her financial mess by selling some clothing online. yesterday in an email to colleagues. According to the report, Justice Bigelow may seek to file a civil lawsuit or report the cybercrime to the police.