Orange County (Santa Ana)
Career Highlights: Appointed Orange County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, March 25, 2021; commissioner, Orange County Superior Court, 2009-21; assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, Orange County, 1992-2009; associate, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Newport Beach, 1984-90.
Law School: UCLA School of Law, 1984
Career Highlights: Appointed Orange County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, March 25, 2021; commissioner, Orange County Superior Court, 2009-21; assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, Orange County, 1992-2009; associate, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Newport Beach, 1984-90.
Law School: UCLA School of Law, 1984
By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA ANA - Carmen R. Luege was a prosecutor in the U.S. attorney's office and, before that, an O'Melveny & Myers litigation associate. So when Luege joined the Orange County Superior Court last year as a commissioner assigned to hear small claims and traffic tickets, she assumed the demands on her time and energy would decrease.
She was wrong.
"When I said I thought the hours wou... (continued)
