Orange County (Orange)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Orange County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, 2020; senior deputy public defender, deputy public defender, Orange County, 2005-20.
Law School: George Washington University Law School
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Orange County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, 2020; senior deputy public defender, deputy public defender, Orange County, 2005-20.
Law School: George Washington University Law School
Growing up in South Africa under apartheid, Orange County Judge Lee L. Gabriel found solace in reading books. Gabriel discovered that a library card was the ticket to education, imagination and the wider world.
"I remember getting a bunch of my family members to go and apply for the library cards, so that I could get more than two books out at a time," he said. "I remember the joy because each book to me represented an adventure... (continued)
