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Governor Newsom Announces Newly Appointed Orange County Superior Court Judges

Governor Gavin Newsom announced his appointment of 15 Superior Court Judges, which include two in Orange County.

Robert J. Goodkin, 42, of Orange County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Orange County Superior Court. Goodkin has been a Senior Deputy District Attorney at the Orange County District Attorney’s Office since 2021 and has served in several roles there since 2007. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Santa Clara University School of Law. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Charles Margines. Goodkin is a Democrat.

 

 

 

Julie Swain, 52, of Orange County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Orange County Superior Court. Swain has been a Sole Practitioner since 2010. She served as a Deputy Public Defender at the Orange County Public Defender’s Office from 1997 to 2010. Swain earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Joy W. Markman. Swain is a Democrat.

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