Orange County Superior Court (Santa Ana)
Career Highlights: Appointed as an Orange County Superior Court judge by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2005; commissioner, Orange County Superior Court, 1998-2005; commissioner, Orange County Municipal Court, 1997-98; sole practitioner, Orange County, 1989-97; deputy city attorney, Anaheim, 1987-89
Law School: Western State University School of Law, 1986
Career Highlights: Appointed as an Orange County Superior Court judge by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2005; commissioner, Orange County Superior Court, 1998-2005; commissioner, Orange County Municipal Court, 1997-98; sole practitioner, Orange County, 1989-97; deputy city attorney, Anaheim, 1987-89
Law School: Western State University School of Law, 1986
SANTA ANA — When Scott Dekraai, who killed eight people at a nail salon in the deadliest mass shooting in Orange County history, appeared for arraignment before Judge Erick Larsh, the jurist wished he could have gone back in time and seen the defendant in a different courtroom.
Just a few days before the massacre, Dekraai was in a family law hearing a couple of doors down for an ongoing child custody matter. Dekraai’s ex... (continued)
