David T. McEachen
David Thomas McEachen was a judge for the Superior Court of Orange County in California. He was appointed to this position in December 1993 by Gov. Pete Wilson in order to replace retired Judge Donald McCartin. McEachen became the presiding judge of the superior court in 2003.[1][2][3]
Education
McEachen received his undergraduate degree from Oregon State University in 1964 and his J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law in 1974.[1]
Career
McEachen, prior to attending law school, served in the U.S. Navy from 1964 to 1969.
McEachen was admitted to the California Bar in 1975. Prior to becoming a judge, McEachen worked as an attorney for Community Bank in Pasadena, CA. In January of 1990, he was appointed a Municipal Court judge for Orange County by Gov. Deukmajian. In 1993, he was appointed to the Superior Court. He established Orange County's first drug court, which offers a yearlong treatment program to people who have been charged with illegal possession of drugs.[1][4][5][6]
Awards and associations
- Honored as “Outstanding Judicial Officer” by Southwestern University School of Law alumni in 1997[5]
2012 election
- See also: California judicial elections, 2012
McEachen ran for re-election to the superior court in 2012. As an unopposed incumbent, his name did not appear on the ballot. After the primary election, McEachen was automatically re-elected.[7]
Noteworthy cases
Nigerian scam payments stopped
Judge McEachen stopped a man from spending his family fortune on a Nigerian scam to which he had given millions of dollars.
Guy Guttschalk was successful in preventing his father Louis A. Gottschalk from wiring any more money to Nigeria. The son's lawsuit stated that his father had been giving away money in response to an Internet solicitation for over 10 years. Louis, 89 at the time of the court order, was the founding chairman of the department of psychiatry at the University of California Irvine and the head of an $8-million family partnership. Louis later admitted that he had been scammed out of $300,000, but the lawsuit stated that he had given as much as $3 million.
Judge McEachen issued a court order stopping the payments to Nigeria.[8]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Orange County Courts, "Biography of Hon. David Thomas McEachen"
- ↑ California Courts, "Trial Courts Roster," accessed April 9, 2014
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Horn Superior Court's New Presiding Judge," June 23, 2001
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "6 New Judges Appointed in Orange County," January 25, 1990
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Los Angeles Times, "A Refreshing Commitment to Help," March 25, 1997
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Q&A," August 9, 1996
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate's Handbook for the Presidential Primary Election," June 5, 2012 (Scroll to pages 31-32)
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Court Order Granted on Nigeria Scam," March 17, 2006
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Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California
State courts:
California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts
State resources:
Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California
