San Diego County (San Diego)
Career Highlights: Appointed San Diego County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, September 2021; deputy district attorney, San Diego County, 2014-21; deputy attorney general, California Department of Justice, San Diego, 2006-13; adjunct professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, 2009-13; supervising contract attorney, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Mexico City, 2005; associate attorney, law clerk,The Corona Law Firm PLLC, 2003-06
Law School: Law School: University of San Diego, 2004
Career Highlights: Appointed San Diego County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, September 2021; deputy district attorney, San Diego County, 2014-21; deputy attorney general, California Department of Justice, San Diego, 2006-13; adjunct professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, 2009-13; supervising contract attorney, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Mexico City, 2005; associate attorney, law clerk,The Corona Law Firm PLLC, 2003-06
Law School: Law School: University of San Diego, 2004
SAN DIEGO — In Judge Marissa A. Bejarano’s chambers there is a small handwritten note next to a picture of a smiling adopted girl that reads: “I love you, Judge. Thank you for letting me stay here.”
“That’s a reminder of the impact that we make every day,” the judge said.
Her job in dependency court is to give children new parents, remove them from parents who abuse them, or help the parents do bette... (continued)
