Orange County (Santa Ana)
Career Highlights: Retired February 2018; appointed Orange County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown on Oct. 29, 2018; partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, 2017-2018; partner, BakerHostetler, 2005-2017; shareholder, Alvarado Smith & Sanchez, APC, 1993-2005; managing counsel, Mazda Motor of America , Inc., 1991-1993; senior counsel, Hyundai Motor America, 1986-1991; associate, Rutan & Tucker LLP, 1981-1986.
Judicate West
Career Highlights: Retired February 2018; appointed Orange County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown on Oct. 29, 2018; partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, 2017-2018; partner, BakerHostetler, 2005-2017; shareholder, Alvarado Smith & Sanchez, APC, 1993-2005; managing counsel, Mazda Motor of America , Inc., 1991-1993; senior counsel, Hyundai Motor America, 1986-1991; associate, Rutan & Tucker LLP, 1981-1986.
Judicate West
By Steven Crighton
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA ANA — Watching a lawyer who can thoughtfully interpret and compellingly articulate the law is a form of art like no other, in the view of Orange County Superior Court Judge Thierry P. Colaw.
And with 20 years as a trial lawyer and 20 years handling some of the county's most complicated and lengthy civil disputes, few are more qualified to call ... (continued)
