San Diego County
Career Highlights: Appointed to the San Diego County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, July 2008; San Diego County Department of the Public Defender, Office of Children's Counsel, supervising attorney, 1991-2008; San Diego County Department of the Public Defender, dependency section, 1988-1991; Law Offices of Jeffrey M. Reilly, San Diego, 1985-1988; Defenders Inc., San Diego, 1983-1985.
Law School: University of San Diego School of Law, 1982
Career Highlights: Appointed to the San Diego County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, July 2008; San Diego County Department of the Public Defender, Office of Children's Counsel, supervising attorney, 1991-2008; San Diego County Department of the Public Defender, dependency section, 1988-1991; Law Offices of Jeffrey M. Reilly, San Diego, 1985-1988; Defenders Inc., San Diego, 1983-1985.
Law School: University of San Diego School of Law, 1982
SAN DIEGO — When a 13-year-old boy who had already been in juvenile detention four times appeared before San Diego County Superior Court Judge Ana L. España recently, the jurist said she asked him whether he enjoyed staying in Juvenile Hall.
“No,” he answered.
“So why do you keep doing stuff out there that brings you right back here?” España recalled responding. “It kind of tells me yo... (continued)
