Odriozola Appointed Court Commissioner
James Odriozola, 49, was appointed an Orange County Superior Court commissioner by a panel of judges this week.
Odriozola has served since 1991 as a referee at Orange County Juvenile Court, where he has presided over more than 250 trials. He also has served as a faculty member at Orange County Bar Assn. College of Trial Advocacy and a guest lecturer at Western State University College of Law.
Before working as a court referee, Odriozola practiced criminal and juvenile law at Stewart and Barnett in Santa Ana and at his own firm. He also was a deputy public defender in Orange County and a deputy district attorney in Monterey County. He has practiced law since 1980.
Commissioners’ function in the court system is similar to that of judges, officials said.
They often hear cases for judges whose dockets are overbooked.
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