Career Highlights: Appointed San Bernardino County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2012; commissioner, San Bernardino County, 2003-12; deputy public defender, San Bernardino County, 1995-2003; associate, Law Office of Cedric E. Elias, 1992-94.
Law School: Whittier Law School, 1991
By Blake Edwards
Daily Journal Staff Writer
RANCHO CUCAMONGA - As a deputy public defender in San Bernardino, Judge Michael A. Knish served on the California State Bar's Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation, or JNE, where he reviewed applications of aspiring jurists. One of the questions asked applicants why they wanted to be a judge.
"I started reading their answers and realized, 'Wow, that applies to me too,'" Knish said.