Author Eileen Comerford Moore was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She worked as a registered nurse for seven years, including serving as a combat nurse in Vietnam. She is a life member of Vietnam Veterans of America and has kept her nursing license active so she doesn t forget her roots. She graduated Cum Laude from the University of California Irvine in 1975, then pursued the study of law and graduated from Pepperdine University School of Law in 1978. She received a Masters degree from the University of Virginia in 2004. From 1989 to 2000, Moore was a judge on the California Superior Court.