
Career Highlights: Elected to the San Diego County Superior Court, November 2018; deputy district attorney, San Diego County, 2012-2018; lieutenant colonel, U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, 2012-present; officer and judge advocate, U.S. Marine Corps, 2001-2012.
Law School: University of San Diego School of Law
San Diego Superior Court Judge Matthew R. Brower is a rarity -- a judge who earned his seat by beating an incumbent in a contested election. But Brower said his predecessor, Gary G. Kreep, did some good work on the bench.
"I ended up getting a lot of the cases he had handled previously," Brower said. "I was able to see a lot of the work that had gone in. I have nothing critical to say about any of it. He was thought highl... (continued)