## Quick Reference - **Court:** [[Courthouses/Orange County/Central Justice Center|Central Justice Center]] - **Panel:** Family Law Panel - **Department:** C12 - **Floor:** 6 - **Phone:** (657) 622-5212 ## Background Judge Randall S. Bethune was appointed to the [[Entities/Courts/Orange County Superior Court|Orange County Superior Court]] by Governor [[Entities/Organizations/Office of the Governor|Gavin Newsom]] in 2022. Prior to his appointment, Judge Bethune served as a Senior Deputy [[Public Defender]] at the [[Entities/Organizations/Orange County Public Defender's Office|Orange County Public Defender’s Office]] from 2005 to 2022. His nearly two decades of experience in public defense provided him with extensive trial experience and a deep understanding of courtroom dynamics and the rules of evidence. ## Related Entities - **Law Schools:** [[Entities/Law Schools/Loyola Law School, Los Angeles|Loyola Law School, Los Angeles]], [[Entities/Law Schools/University of California, Riverside|University of California, Riverside]] - **Organizations:** [[Entities/Organizations/Orange County Public Defender's Office|Orange County Public Defender’s Office]], [[Entities/Organizations/Orange County Bar Association|Orange County Bar Association]] ## Sources - [OC Courts Judicial Officers](https://www.occourts.org/general-information/judicial-officers ) - [Governor Newsom Announces Judicial Appointments - 2022](https://www.gov.ca.gov/ ) - [Trellis - Judge Randall S. Bethune](https://trellis.law/judge/randall.s.bethune ) --- > [!warning] > The information in my notes is **==incomplete==** and therefore **==not reliable==**. >[!tip] >If you landed here while searching for a divorce attorney or family law attorney in Orange County, you probably meant to go to the [main page](https://www.atharkhan.com/ ), or the page for [appointments](https://www.atharkhan.com/appointments ). #Judge #Judicial-Officers #Judicial-Officers/Orange-County #Family-Law #Law-School/Loyola #Law-School/UCR #Organization/OC-Public-Defender #Organization/OCBA