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Governor Schwarzenegger Appoints Nicholas Thompson to Orange County Superior Court
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the appointment of Nicholas S. Thompson to an interim judgeship in the Orange County Superior Court.
Thompson, 51, of Orange County, has served as a deputy district
attorney for the Orange County District Attorney's Office since 1999. He has
served as a judge advocate general officer with the U.S. Army Reserve since
2003. He previously served as a deputy public defender in the Orange County
Public Defender's Office from 1986 to 1999 and, from 1982 to 1986, was a sole
practitioner. He earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Western State College of
Law and a Bachelor of Science degree from Western State
University. He was elected
in June 2008 to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Richard E.
Behn. The Governor's appointment allows Thompson to immediately assume the
position he was otherwise elected to begin in January 2009. Thompson is a
Republican.
The compensation for this position is
$178,789.
