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Jan. 29, 2017

John Scherling

San Diego County Judge John Scherling says tech and family cases have things in common.

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John Scherling

John B. Scherling

San Diego County (Chula Vista)

Career Highlights: Joined JAMS, June 2025; appointed to the San Diego County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown in November 2015, retired April 2025

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By Arin Mikailian
Daily Journal Staff Writer

CHULA VISTA — In the decade before taking the bench, San Diego County Superior Court Judge John Scherling was embroiled in patent law cases, going up against technology giants as big as Apple Inc.

While on the surface it sounds completely different than overseeing a misdemeanor court, there's one key commonality that crosses over, he said.

"Paten... (continued)

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