Frederick P. Aguirre

	Frederick P. Aguirre
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	Judge
	Superior Court of Orange County, California
	Tenure
	2003-Present
Predecessor	William McDonald
Salary	$
	Elections and appointments
Appointed by	Gov. Gray Davis
	Education
Bachelor's	University of Southern California
J.D.	University of California, Los Angeles
	Past experience
	Attorney in private practice
	1976-2002
	Attorney, Cohen, Stokke, Owen & Davis
	1974-1976
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Frederick P. Aguirre is a judge for the Superior Court of Orange County in California. He was appointed by former governor Gray Davis on April 22, 2002 to succeed William McDonald.^[1]^[2]

Education

Aguirre received a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California and a J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles.^[2]

2002-Present: Judge, Superior Court of Orange County
1976-2002: Attorney in private practice
1974-1976: Attorney, Cohen, Stokke, Owen & Davis
1971-1974: Law clerk and attorney, Legal Aid Society of Santa Clara County^[2]

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Frederick P. Aguirre
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Judge
Superior Court of Orange County, California
Tenure
2003-Present
Predecessor	William McDonald
Salary	$
Elections and appointments
Appointed by	Gov. Gray Davis
Education
Bachelor's	University of Southern California
J.D.	University of California, Los Angeles
Past experience
Attorney in private practice
1976-2002
Attorney, Cohen, Stokke, Owen & Davis
1974-1976
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