Career Highlights: Retired December 2018. Appointed to the San Diego County Superior Court by Gov. Pete Wilson, 1995; San Diego Municipal Court, 1990-95; deputy attorney general, California attorney general's office, San Diego, 1985-90; assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. attorney's office, San Diego, 1980-85; deputy district attorney, San Diego County, 1978-80
Law School: University of San Diego School of Law, 1977
SAN DIEGO — Once Judge Judith Hayes has given a tentative ruling, she is willing to hold hold multiple conferences to discuss it, if necessary.
“In regard to tentative rulings, we try to conference once when the matter is first considered, a second time before the tentative issues and a third time after oral argument,” she said in an email.
Hayes said she doesn’t always follow that patt... (continued)