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Jul. 31, 2026

Judge John Zitny makes judicial education a courtroom priority

Orange County Superior Court Judge John R. Zitny has helped reshape judicial education by tailoring training to judges' needs, promoting small-group instruction and encouraging thoughtful adoption of new technologies while drawing on decades of trial experience.

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Judge John Zitny makes judicial education a courtroom priority

John R. Zitny

Orange County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Appointed Orange County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, Dec. 26, 2014; chief deputy, San Bernardino County public defender's office, 2006-15; deputy public defender, Orange County public defender's office, 1988-2006; staff attorney, Legal Aid Society of Orange County, 1984-88

Law School: Western State College of Law, Fullerton, 1984
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FULLERTON - Every year, Superior Court Judge John R. Zitny asks his colleagues a deceptively simple question: "What do you need to learn?"

The answers shape Orange County's judicial education program. Through annual needs assessment surveys, judges identify the legal developments and courtroom issues they most want to study. Zitny and the county's Judicial Training and Seminar Committee use that feedback to develop seminars responsive to changes in th... (continued)

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