Career Highlights: Elected to the San Diego County Superior Court, 2002; assistant to San Diego Chief of Police, David Bejarano, 1999-2002; deputy city attorney, police legal advisor, San Diego, 1997-1999; head trial deputy city attorney, San Diego, 1994-1997; deputy city attorney, San Diego, 1991-1994
Law School: University of San Diego School of Law
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN DIEGO - While Michael T. Smyth was running for the Superior Court in 2002, he was hurrying along a freeway when he saw something that startled him.
A campaign sign, 4 feet by 8 feet, was being waved at motorists from an overpass.
It was his campaign sign. He recognized the people waving to it as... (continued)