Orange County (Orange)
Career Highlights: Nominated by Gov. Gavin Newsom to serve as an Associate Justice of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three. Appointed to the Orange County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, Oct. 29, 2018; partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, 2017-18; partner, BakerHostetler, 2005-17; shareholder, Alvarado Smith & Sanchez, APC, 1993-2005; managing counsel, Mazda Motor of America Inc., 1991-93; senior counsel, Hyundai Motor America, 1986-91; associate, Rutan & Tucker LLP, 1981-86.
Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law, 1981
Career Highlights: Nominated by Gov. Gavin Newsom to serve as an Associate Justice of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three. Appointed to the Orange County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, Oct. 29, 2018; partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, 2017-18; partner, BakerHostetler, 2005-17; shareholder, Alvarado Smith & Sanchez, APC, 1993-2005; managing counsel, Mazda Motor of America Inc., 1991-93; senior counsel, Hyundai Motor America, 1986-91; associate, Rutan & Tucker LLP, 1981-86.
Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law, 1981
ORANGE — Three decades before he became a superior court judge, Maurice Sanchez impressed a future boss with his problem-solving skills. The young attorney didn’t know much about automobiles, but the Hyundai Motors executive who hired him as a general counsel was more focused on his congeniality, insight and knack for analysis.
“He had the intellectual wherewithal and the capacity to work with people and find solutions,” ... (continued)
