
SANTA ANA - In 1985 and shortly after finishing law school, Patrick Henry Donahue began working as a deputy district attorney in Orange County and immediately fell in love with the job. It wasn't just for the intellectual stimulation. Donahue said he felt empowered.
"You had the discretion to do what you thought was right," Donahue said.
He has similar discretion as a criminal judge now at Orange Cou... (continued)