Career Highlights: Appointed to the Orange County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, May 16, 2008, retired July 31, 2023; coordinator, Orange County Financial Abuse Specialists Team, 2003-08, and Los Angeles County FAST, 2007-08; sole practitioner, 1993-2003; associate, Law Offices of Laura Hinrichs, 1992-93; associate, Pothier & Hinrichs, 1990-92; general counsel, Traveler's Insurance Co., 1988-90; general counsel, Westworld Community Healthcare Inc., 1985-87
Law School: University of Irvine School of Law, 1979
SANTA ANA — Judge Kim R. Hubbard was a few years into her legal career when she joined a firm focused on conservatorship, and she found it fascinating.
“And then when I found out about elder abuse, I just got angry,” she said.
Hubbard channeled her anger into a career helping the elderly that earned her an appointment to the Orange County Superior Court, where she’s spent the last 10 ye... (continued)