From being called "Counselor" as a child by his Jamaican father to overseeing criminal dockets in Fullerton, Judge Brian A.S. Waite has built a courtroom culture rooted in communication and compassion. Appointed to the bench in 2023, Waite's approach is part legal precision, part human connection--earning him praise from both sides of the aisle.
Read more about Brian Waite...FULLERTON - From an early age, Superior Court Judge Brian A.S. Waite understood that words carried weight. His father, a Jamaican immigrant who cleaned pools in Miami, never called him by name. Instead, he used a title: "Counselor."
"'What are you doing, Counselor?' 'Where are you going, Counselor?'" Waite recalled. "He never used my name."
It was a nickname, a quirk, nothing more - or so he thought. But over time,... (continued)
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