
Career Highlights: Retired October 2021; Elected to the Orange County Superior Court, 2008; deputy district attorney, Orange County, 2005-08; deputy public defender, Orange County, 1988-94, 1997-02; associate, Adams, Duque & Hazletine, San Diego, 1987-88; associate, Higgs, Fletcher & Mack LLP, San Diego, 1986-87
Law School: University of San Diego Law School
By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WESTMINSTER - Debra Carrillo has probably had a broader range of law and life experiences than any of her colleagues on the Orange County Superior Court. In fact, Carrillo has had far more than most people.
Legally, she has been a cop, a bailiff, a big-firm associate, a public defender and a prosecutor. Oh, and she also was a consultant to two of television producer Steven Bochco's legal dramas.