San Diego County (San Diego)
Career Highlights: Retired July 2022, Elected to the San Diego County Superior Court, 2004; assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Diego, 1989-2004; deputy district attorney, San Diego County, 1986-89; special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigations, New York, 1978-86
Law School: San Fernando University College of Law, 1975
Career Highlights: Retired July 2022, Elected to the San Diego County Superior Court, 2004; assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Diego, 1989-2004; deputy district attorney, San Diego County, 1986-89; special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigations, New York, 1978-86
Law School: San Fernando University College of Law, 1975
SAN DIEGO — A former FBI agent who worked on white collar crime and foreign counterintelligence, Judge Joseph Brannigan is often asked about his undercover days and encouraged to write memoirs.
“People have told me, ‘You should write a book,’” he said. “I really haven’t given it much thought, but you never know,” adding that he would have to clear it with the FBI first. In the meantime, he factors his time as an FBI age... (continued)
