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Oct. 18, 2024

Judge Olga Giller helps defendants succeed but enforces a standard

Orange County judge projects empathy and sternness, attorneys say

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Judge Olga Giller helps defendants succeed but enforces a standard

Olga Giller

Orange County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Appointed Orange County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Aug. 18, 2023; commissioner, Orange County Superior Court, 2022; deputy public defender, Orange County, 2007-22; staff attorney, Jewish Family & Children's Service, San Francisco, 2006-07; assistant defender, Defender Association of Philadelphia, 2004-06.

Law School: Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 2004
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FULLERTON - One of Superior Court Judge Olga Giller's early lessons as a deputy public defender was delivered by a judge in the Orange County courthouse where she now sits.

"I walked into this court, got yelled at by the judge, and thrown out," she recalled with a laugh. "That was my first day at North Court."

The reason? "I came in hot, tried to take control of my cases without considering others and came off as disrespectful an... (continued)

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