Ventura Superior Court Elects Presiding & Assistant Presiding Judges for 2013-2014

On September 12, 2012, the Judges of the Ventura Superior Court unanimously elected Judge Brian J. Back as Presiding Judge and Judge Donald D. Coleman as Assistant Presiding Judge for 2013 and 2014. The new term for both begins January 1, 2013.

Judge Back was appointed to the Ventura Municipal Court by Governor Pete Wilson in 1997 and elevated to the Superior Court in 1998 by court unification. He has been a judge for 14 years. He has served as the Superior Court Assistant Presiding Judge since January 2011.

Judge Back is currently assigned to the criminal division. Previous assignments have included juvenile delinquency, family law, guardianship, domestic violence, and adult mental health courts. Judge Back has presided over specialized juvenile drug and mental health calendars and served on numerous professional and community boards and commissions. In 2003, he was named Judge of the Year by the Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association.

Prior to his appointment to the bench, Judge Back was an attorney with Arnold, Back, Mathews, Wojkowski & Zirbel from 1990 to 1997, Arnold & Back from 1989 to 1990, and Nordman, Cormany, Hair & Compton from 1977 to 1989. His area of specialization was civil litigation and business law.

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