
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Orange County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2010; commissioner, Orange County Superior Court, 2007-10; deputy public defender, Orange County, 1995-2007
Law School: Southwestern Law School, 1992
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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SANTA ANA - "I'm just not willing to give up on you."
It's a phrase Commissioner Joe Perez repeats often in his role presiding over an Orange County collaborative court that caters to non-violent felony drug offenders.
Perez's courtroom in Santa Ana's Centr... (continued)