
Career Highlights: Elected Orange County Superior Court judge as write-in, 2003; general counsel, Civic Partners, 1999-2002; sole practitioner, 1990-97; attorney, Duryea Randolph Malcolm & Daly APC, Newport Beach, 1977-78.
Law School: Stanford Law School
NEWPORT BEACH — Heading into his 20th anniversary on the Orange County Superior Court next year, Judge John S. Adams takes pride in having handled all criminal court assignments throughout that time, either sending the cases out to trial or resolving them.
“We are doing the people’s business here,” Adams summarizes from his Harbor Justice Center chambers. “My job is to listen to advocacy, read their pleading and remain neutral i... (continued)