San Diego County (El Cajon)
Career Highlights: Appointed San Diego County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, November, 2021; supervising deputy attorney general, deputy attorney general IV, California Department of Justice, San Diego, 2019-21; senior counsel, Pettit Kohn Ingrassia Lutz & Dolin PC, 2009-12; associate, Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP, 2006-09; associate, Morris Polich & Purdy LLP, 2003-06; associate, Johnson & Bell Ltd., Chicago, 2001-02; assistant state's attorney, Cook County, Chicago, 1998-2001
Law School: Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1998
Career Highlights: Appointed San Diego County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, November, 2021; supervising deputy attorney general, deputy attorney general IV, California Department of Justice, San Diego, 2019-21; senior counsel, Pettit Kohn Ingrassia Lutz & Dolin PC, 2009-12; associate, Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP, 2006-09; associate, Morris Polich & Purdy LLP, 2003-06; associate, Johnson & Bell Ltd., Chicago, 2001-02; assistant state's attorney, Cook County, Chicago, 1998-2001
Law School: Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1998
EL CAJON — Judge Mark T. Cumba enjoys being involved with the adversarial process without being adversarial.
“And what I mean by that,” he explained, “I think it’s great to be able to hear both sides and make a decision. That is how I am serving the community: making fair and impartial rulings based on evidence.”
Doing otherwise, he emphasized, “That’s not doing society a favor. That’s going to make p... (continued)
