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Jul. 22, 2024

Judge David Muñoz of Fresno County brings empathy to his assignment

Fighting a traffic ticket taught the longtime public defender what it really feels like to be a defendant.

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Judge David Muñoz of Fresno County brings empathy to his assignment

David E. Muñoz

Fresno County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Appointed Fresno County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, May 2023; deputy public defender, Fresno County, 2007-2023

Law School: UC College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), 2006
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FRESNO -- Fresno County Judge David E. Muñoz had been a deputy public defender for several years when he went to court to defend himself against a traffic infraction for making an illegal U-turn. Muñoz still recalls the fear he felt standing before a judge as a defendant (he lost and had to go to traffic school) and he uses that story to urge lawyers to be more empathetic with their clients.

"Can you imagine how your client fee... (continued)

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