Orange County (Westminster)
Career Highlights: Elected commissioner by Orange County Superior Court Judges, 2009; assistant city attorney, Santa Ana, 1999-09; deputy city attorney, San Bernardino, 1997-99; associate, Petersen Law Firm, Costa Mesa, 1996-97; associate, Law Offices of Thomas Avdeef, Orange, 1994-96.
Law School: Western State University College of Law, 1994
Career Highlights: Elected commissioner by Orange County Superior Court Judges, 2009; assistant city attorney, Santa Ana, 1999-09; deputy city attorney, San Bernardino, 1997-99; associate, Petersen Law Firm, Costa Mesa, 1996-97; associate, Law Offices of Thomas Avdeef, Orange, 1994-96.
Law School: Western State University College of Law, 1994
By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WESTMINSTER - Orange County Superior Court Commissioner Paula J. Coleman argued a case before the state Supreme Court a few years ago.
It was a nerve-wracking experience, Coleman said. She lost.
Coleman, legal adviser to the Santa Ana Police Department at the time, was fighting for the right to review a sealed declaration filed by defense counsel in support of a Pitchess motion. Criminal defendants ... (continued)
