San Diego County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed San Diego County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, July 16, 2014; supervisor, writs and appeals unit, San Diego County Primary Public Defender's Office, 2009-14; deputy public defender, 1998-2009; felony and misdemeanor trial deputy, San Diego County Public Defender's office, 1992-98; trial deputy, San Bernardino County Public Defender's Office, 1988-89; associate, law offices of Christopher F. Emley, San Francisco, 1985-87
Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, 1985
Career Highlights: Appointed San Diego County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, July 16, 2014; supervisor, writs and appeals unit, San Diego County Primary Public Defender's Office, 2009-14; deputy public defender, 1998-2009; felony and misdemeanor trial deputy, San Diego County Public Defender's office, 1992-98; trial deputy, San Bernardino County Public Defender's Office, 1988-89; associate, law offices of Christopher F. Emley, San Francisco, 1985-87
Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, 1985
San Diego County Superior Court Judge Matthew C. Braner likes to compare judging to rhythm.
"You don't get upset. You don't get rattled," he said. "You know there's a way to figure this out."
A judge can take a break, think through a problem and return to it, drawing on what Braner calls the "huge inventory of experience" accumulated on the bench. He compares it to the muscle memory developed through running or playing t... (continued)
