San Bernardino County (San Bernardino)
Career Highlights: Elected to the San Bernardino County Superior Court, November 1996, and appointed by Gov. Pete Wilson, December 1996, retired May 2022; deputy district attorney, San Bernardino County, 1987-96; associate, Smith & Smith LLP, San Jose 1987; sole practitioner, 1984-87; in-house counsel, A&S Corp. and A&S International, San Jose, 1982-84; sole practitioner, 1979-82; associate, Eilers & Pangman LLP, Newport Beach, 1977-79
Law School: Pepperdine University School of Law
Career Highlights: Elected to the San Bernardino County Superior Court, November 1996, and appointed by Gov. Pete Wilson, December 1996, retired May 2022; deputy district attorney, San Bernardino County, 1987-96; associate, Smith & Smith LLP, San Jose 1987; sole practitioner, 1984-87; in-house counsel, A&S Corp. and A&S International, San Jose, 1982-84; sole practitioner, 1979-82; associate, Eilers & Pangman LLP, Newport Beach, 1977-79
Law School: Pepperdine University School of Law
SAN BERNARDINO -- After many years of living in Victorville and the surrounding desert, Judge John Tomberlin had enough, but it wasn't the heat that blew him away.
"I had enough of the high desert because of the wind," he explained. "We say that there's two seasons: hot and windy and cold and windy."
Tomberlin's move to Redlands also saw him change from a criminal to a civil calendar at ... (continued)
