Hon. Judge David Belz (Ret.)

Judge Belz was appointed to the Orange County Superior Court in March of 2009. At the time of his appointment, he had an extensive background as a trail attorney. The first five years of his legal career he was a criminal defense attorney and handled numerous midemeanor and felony jury trials to verdict. Judge Belz represented plaintiffs in personal injury matters for 27 years. He handled a broad range of personal injury trials in both state and federa court. Afer his appointment to the bench, Judge Belz has served on the teaching faculty for the Center for Judicial Education and Research Advisory Committee (CJER) for both family law and probate law. Judge Belz recently completed a three year appointment on the Judicial Council’s Probate and Mental Health Advisory Committee.