
Career Highlights: Nominated to the 4th District Court of Appeal by Gov. Gavin Newsom, June 2023, and confirmed September 2023. Orange County Superior Court judge since 2013. Partner, Jones Day, Howrey LLP and Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk and Rabkin.
By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WESTMINSTER - For about a year now, the book on Martha K. Gooding's nightstand has been a practice guide on California criminal law and procedure.
That's because after 30 years doing civil litigation for large law firms - the last 17 years focused exclusively on intellectual property, especially damages in major patent cases - Gooding now just handles criminal matters.
Since December 2013,... (continued)