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Apr. 21, 2025

Orange County Superior Court Judge Brian Waite was raised to listen and speak with purpose, lessons he took to the bench

From being called "Counselor" as a child by his Jamaican father to overseeing criminal dockets in Fullerton, Judge Brian A.S. Waite has built a courtroom culture rooted in communication and compassion. Appointed to the bench in 2023, Waite's approach is part legal precision, part human connection--earning him praise from both sides of the aisle.

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Orange County Superior Court Judge Brian Waite was raised to listen and speak with purpose, lessons he took to the bench

Brian A.S. Waite


Career Highlights: Appointed to the Orange County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, August 18, 2023; Assistant Public Defender, Orange County, 2010-2023; Deputy Public Defender, Orange County, 1998-2010; associate, Law Offices of Milton C. Grimes, 1993-1998.

Law School: Western State College of Law, 1993
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FULLERTON - From an early age, Superior Court Judge Brian A.S. Waite understood that words carried weight. His father, a Jamaican immigrant who cleaned pools in Miami, never called him by name. Instead, he used a title: "Counselor."

"'What are you doing, Counselor?' 'Where are you going, Counselor?'" Waite recalled. "He never used my name."

It was a nickname, a quirk, nothing more - or so he thought. But over time,... (continued)

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