Southern District of California (San Diego)
Career Highlights: Retired January 2023, Recalled to full-time status, U.S. magistrate judge, Southern District of California, San Diego, 2016; U.S. magistrate judge, Southern District, 1993-2016; partner, Page, Polin, Busch & Boatright (formerly Page, Tucker & Brooks), 1983-93; partner, Sullivan, Jones & Archer, 1976-83; law clerk, U.S. District Judge Gordon Thompson Jr., Southern District of California, 1974-76.
Law School: Yale Law School, 1974
Career Highlights: Retired January 2023, Recalled to full-time status, U.S. magistrate judge, Southern District of California, San Diego, 2016; U.S. magistrate judge, Southern District, 1993-2016; partner, Page, Polin, Busch & Boatright (formerly Page, Tucker & Brooks), 1983-93; partner, Sullivan, Jones & Archer, 1976-83; law clerk, U.S. District Judge Gordon Thompson Jr., Southern District of California, 1974-76.
Law School: Yale Law School, 1974
SAN DIEGO — U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruben B. Brooks was 28 when he ran an unsuccessful campaign for Congress against incumbent Republican Clair Burgener to represent Imperial, southwestern Riverside and northern San Diego counties. The experience inspired a passion to work for a different branch of government, the judicial system, where his journey was more successful and has lasted much longer.
“Before my run, I did a lot of volu... (continued)
