Los Angeles County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Retired from the Los Angeles County Superior Court March 2023, appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarenegger, 2010; partner, Jones Day, 2005-10; partner, Liner Yankelevitz Sunshine & Regenstreif, Los Angeles, 2004-05; partner, O'Neill, Lysaght & SunLLP, Santa Monica, 1988-2003; associate Finley Kumble, Wagner, Hiene, Underberg, Manley, Myerson & Casey, Los Angeles, 1986-87; Associate, Overland, Berke, Wesley, Gits, Randolph & Levanas, 1984-85; federal deputy public defender, Los Angeles, 1981-84; attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington D.C. 1979-81
Law School: Stanford Law School
Career Highlights: Retired from the Los Angeles County Superior Court March 2023, appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarenegger, 2010; partner, Jones Day, 2005-10; partner, Liner Yankelevitz Sunshine & Regenstreif, Los Angeles, 2004-05; partner, O'Neill, Lysaght & SunLLP, Santa Monica, 1988-2003; associate Finley Kumble, Wagner, Hiene, Underberg, Manley, Myerson & Casey, Los Angeles, 1986-87; Associate, Overland, Berke, Wesley, Gits, Randolph & Levanas, 1984-85; federal deputy public defender, Los Angeles, 1981-84; attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington D.C. 1979-81
Law School: Stanford Law School
By Erica E. Phillips
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - The most rewarding thing about presiding over arraignment court, Superior Court Judge Yolanda Orozco says, is seeing defendants make real progress.
For many of the misdemeanor offenders who appear before her, Orozco orders yearlong anger management programs, parenting classes or animal treatment counseling, depending on the offense. The defendants then regularly appear in her courtroom through... (continued)
