
Career Highlights: Retired July 2022; Appointed a an Orange County Superior Court judge by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2009; commissioner, Orange County Superior Court, 1988-2009; deputy public defender, 1983-88; associate, Silvas & Eaton, Santa Ana, 1982-83
Law School: Western State University College of Law, 1981
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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SANTA ANA - Like most judicial officers, Orange County Superior Court Commissioner Cheryl L. Leininger says she wants the lawyers who appear in her court to be prepared, polite, professional and punctual.
Unlike many judicial officers, Leininger really means it, particularly the punctual part.<... (continued)