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Marsha Bipin Amin (San Diego County)

Superior Court of California, County of San Diego

insufficient Left–Right record (FairPAC / Wake the Bench assessment — not an official court label): Insufficient public record. Insufficient cite depth for ideology.

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3 · Rights & liberty
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4 · Public safety
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6 · Ethics & fitness
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Absence of attached public CJP discipline is not a purity claim.

Research status: grades use public cites only; thin records stay C until sourced. How we research.

Court
Superior Court of California, County of San Diego
Office
District / seat
San Diego County Superior Court
Appellate district
District 4
Election
unknown
Composite
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Legacy letter
C Mixed / thin record (alias only)
Record lean
insufficient

Public decisions (chronological · cite-only)

Voting / case record: limited public data

This section will grow chronologically as published opinions / CJP decisions are Soft-attached. We never invent case holdings or a complete trial docket.

California published opinions · CJP decisions

About this listing

Superior Court judge, San Diego County — from official Governor judicial appointments HTML.

Deep dive Deep

Cite-only career / advocacy Soft profile. FairPAC / Wake the Bench assessment — not an official court label.

Background

Judge of the San Diego County Superior Court (Governor appointment announcement).

Education

Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Diego School of Law and a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Southern California (per Governor appointment announcement).

Prior professional work

Amin has served as a Managing Attorney at the Fourth District Court of Appeal since 2018 and was a Senior Appellate Court Attorney there from 2011 to 2018. She was an Associate at Procopio from 2006 to 2010 and served as a Law Clerk at the U.S. District Court, Southern District of California from 2005 to 2006 — per Governor appointment announcement.

Advocacy / public roles

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Appointment / elevation

Appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to the San Diego County Superior Court; She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Laura Halgren. (per Governor appointment announcement).

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Cite-only. We never invent career history or advocacy.

Why this grade — metrics

See methodology.

Public discipline (CJP)

Check the Commission on Judicial Performance before relying on any grade. We do not invent findings.

cjp.ca.gov decisions by judges

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