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West County : Municipal Court Has New Presiding Judge

By Maria L. La Ganga
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Municipal Court Judge Michael Beecher has been selected 1987 presiding judge of West Orange County Municipal Court in Westminster, replacing Alan N. McKone.

Beecher, who was elected unanimously by his fellow judges, has served on the West Orange County bench since March, 1982. He received his bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and his law degree from Columbia University School of Law.

McKone was chosen unanimously to serve as assistant presiding judge for 1987. He has been a judge in the Westminster court since March, 1972.

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The term of presiding Municipal Court judge is one year.

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Maria L. La Ganga

Maria L. La Ganga is the deputy managing editor for California and Metro, overseeing the Los Angeles Times’ largest editorial department. She joined The Times in 1981 as an academic intern, splitting her time between the former Metro section and National Dragster, the official publication of the National Hot Rod Assn. She has served as Seattle bureau chief, San Francisco bureau chief, edited in the Business section and pitched in on six presidential elections, five for The Times and one for the Guardian. La Ganga left The Times in 2015 and returned in 2018 after a brief hiatus during which she wrote for the Guardian and the Idaho Statesman. She was named city editor in 2022 and promoted to her current role in 2024. La Ganga graduated from Granada Hills High School in the San Fernando Valley and Cal State Northridge, where she studied English literature and journalism.

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