
Career Highlights: Elected commissioner by Riverside County Superior Court judges, April 16, 2018; deputy public defender, San Bernardino County, 2007-18; deputy public defender, Riverside County, 2000-07; deputy public defender, Ventura County, 1999-2000
Law School: New York University Law School
Riverside County Superior Court
HEMET — Commissioner Samra Furbush said she used to be a rebel, but she wasn’t the type to habitually disobey her parents — just their hope she wouldn’t go to law school.
“My parents are lawyers. They felt like the family needs a plumber, a mechanic and orthodontist,” she said. “They weren’t discouraging, but I don’t think they were hoping I would become a lawyer.”
Furbush used to be a ... (continued)