Hon. Michael D. Washington

Michael D. Washington is a judge serving on the Superior Court of San Diego County, California, with a term that extends through January 4, 2027. He earned his undergraduate degree from San Diego State University in 1990 and his Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law in 1994. Washington began his legal career as a deputy public defender in the San Diego County Public Defender's Office, where he served from 1994 to 2013. He also taught as an adjunct professor at the University of San Diego School of Law from 2003 to 2013. In 2013, he was appointed to the Superior Court, where he has presided over cases since. His distinguished service has been recognized with the 1993 Richard D. Westbrook Memorial Award for Outstanding Trial Advocacy and the California Western School of Law Faculty Award for Outstanding Scholarship and Service.