Candidate for
Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 4, Division 3

Associate Justice David A. Thompson was appointed to the California Court of Appeal, and was confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. He was unanimously ranked "exceptionally well qualified" for appointment to the Court of Appeal by the California State Bar Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation.

Before being appointed to the Court of Appeal, Justice Thompson was an Orange County Superior Court Judge for 15 years, and was also the Assistant Presiding Judge of that court. He handled all types of criminal and civil trials, and was re-elected twice.

Prior to taking the bench, Justice Thompson was an attorney with Morrison & Foerster from 1988 until 1997. As a civil litigator he handled general civil, construction defect and product liability cases. As a business lawyer he was involved in the acquisition, sale, development and financing of real property.

Justice Thompson was an attorney with Rutan & Tucker from 1983 until 1988. He had a civil trial practice, handling contract and business tort cases, subsidence litigation, product liability defense and landlord tenant disputes. He also handled numerous writs and appeals.

In 1983 Justice Thompson was a staff attorney for Associate Justice Edward J. Wallin of the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three. He prepared draft opinions and performed research for Justice Wallin and other members of the Court.

Justice Thompson received his Juris Doctor from the University of California at Los Angeles (Order of the Coif) in 1983 and his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration (Finance) from Georgetown University (Summa Cum Laude) in 1980. He was born in Pasadena, California, and was raised in Orange County.