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Joy Wiesenfeld Markman

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Joy Wiesenfeld Markman
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Prior offices:
Superior Court of Orange County
Years in office: 1998 - 2023
Successor: Julie Swain (Nonpartisan)

Education
Bachelor's
University of California, Los Angeles, 1972
Law
University of California, Davis, 1975


Joy Wiesenfeld Markman was a judge for the Superior Court of Orange County in California. She was appointed to the Orange County Municipal Court by former governor Pete Wilson in May 1993. Markman was elevated to the Superior Court in July 1997 upon court unification. She succeeded William W. Bedsworth.[1][2] Markman left office on January 2, 2023.

Education

Markman received a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1972. She received her J.D. from the University of California, Davis in 1975.[3]

Career

  • 1997-2023: Judge, Superior Court of Orange County
  • 1993-1997: Judge, Orange County Municipal Court
  • 1989-1993: Deputy district attorney, Orange County District Attorney's Office
  • 1988-1989: General attorney, Federal Communications Commission in Washington D.C.
  • 1987-1988: Adjunct professor, School of Justice at American University
  • 1979-1984: Senior staff attorney, 2nd District Court of Appeal
  • 1976-1979: Deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
  • 1975-1976: Law clerk for Judge Robert I. Weil[2]

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