Imperial County (El Centro)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Imperial County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, August 2022; appointed Imperial County Superior Court referee by the presiding judge, 2018; deputy district attorney, Imperial County, 2009-18; adjunct professor, University of Phoenix, 2014-2020
Law School: Thomas Jefferson School of Law, 2008
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Imperial County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, August 2022; appointed Imperial County Superior Court referee by the presiding judge, 2018; deputy district attorney, Imperial County, 2009-18; adjunct professor, University of Phoenix, 2014-2020
Law School: Thomas Jefferson School of Law, 2008
After a year as a referee on the Imperial County Superior Court, former prosecutor Michael Domenzain believes the most punitive option is not always the best course of action.
Among the traffic tickets, possession of drugs by minors, violations of fish and game and health and safety laws he encounters in the southeastern corner of California, Domenzain oversees the cases of truant high schoolers. He often chooses to give ... (continued)
