Orange County (Santa Ana)
Career Highlights: Joined Judicate West, September 2023; appointed to the Orange County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2003, retired August 2023; partner, Marks & Yocum, Newport Beach, 1991-2003; partner, Early Baruch & Marks, Newport Beach, 1989-91; associate, Fonda & Garrard, Los Angeles, 1987-89; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 1985-87
Law School: Southwestern Law School, 1984
Judicate West
Career Highlights: Joined Judicate West, September 2023; appointed to the Orange County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2003, retired August 2023; partner, Marks & Yocum, Newport Beach, 1991-2003; partner, Early Baruch & Marks, Newport Beach, 1989-91; associate, Fonda & Garrard, Los Angeles, 1987-89; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 1985-87
Law School: Southwestern Law School, 1984
Judicate West
SANTA ANA -- Judge Linda Marks realizes how much complex civil cases can live up to their name, so she allows jurors access to supplemental material to help avoid confusion.
The materials can be a glossary of terms for a medical malpractice case or a loose leaf of exhibits for a complex business case.
"I feel that each juror is sitting as a judge on the case and has the right to their o... (continued)
