Fourth
District Court of Appeal, Div. 3
Judge
Joanne Motoike, 54, of Irvine, has been nominated to serve as an
Associate Justice of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division
Three. She has served as a Judge at the Orange County Superior Court since
2013, where she has served as Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court
from 2018 to 2022. Judge Motoike served as a Senior Deputy
Public Defender at the Orange County Public Defender’s Office from 2008 to
2013. She was a Trial Attorney at the United Nations Office of the Prosecutor,
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia from 2006 to 2008 and
a Deputy Public Defender at the Orange County Public Defender’s Office from
1994 to 2006. Judge Motoike earned a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola
Law School, Los Angeles. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of
Justice Richard M. Aronson. This position requires confirmation by the
Commission on Judicial Appointments, which consists of Chief Justice Tani
Cantil-Sakauye, Attorney General Rob Bonta and Senior Presiding Justice Manuel
A. Ramirez. Judge Motoike is a Democrat. The compensation for this position is $257,562.
Also of appellatey note: Lindsey E. Martínez, 39, of Brea, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Orange County Superior Court. Martínez has served as a Senior Attorney at the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three since 2016. She was an Associate at Snell & Wilmer LLP from 2010 to 2016.
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