
By Blake Edwards
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA ANA - Early in her career as an Orange County Superior Court judge, Kathleen E. O'Leary was approached by local Democrats about throwing her hat in the ring for a federal judgeship. Her experience as a bench officer in both the municipal and superior courts, as well as her politically favorable status as a former deputy public defender, would make her an easy appointment for the Clinton administration, her su... (continued)