Career Highlights: Appointed Orange County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, Dec. 26, 2014; chief deputy, San Bernardino County public defender's office, 2006-15; deputy public defender, Orange County public defender's office, 1988-2006; staff attorney, Legal Aid Society of Orange County, 1984-88
Law School: Western State College of Law, Fullerton, 1984
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WESTMINSTER - Although he loves training, Orange County Superior Court Judge John R. Zitny is purposefully not trying to train lawyers now that he is on the bench because he believes it would impact his reputation for fairness.
Instead, he is getting involved in developing training programs for the California Judges Association.
Before his appointment a... (continued)