Frederick P. Aguirre, J.D. '71

Judicate West, one of California’s leading providers of private dispute resolution services, welcomes retired Orange County Superior Court Judge and Bruin Frederick P. Aguirre to its roster of exclusive neutrals.

Appointed to the Orange County Superior Court bench in 2002 by Governor Gray Davis, Judge Aguirre has presided over family law matters, civil and criminal trials, preliminary hearings and settlement conferences during his career on the bench. In the 28 years preceding his appointment, he worked in private practice, handling family law matters, as well as litigating hundreds of civil and criminal trials. Judge Aguirre has served as the former president of the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association and was a member of the board of directors of the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association. In 2007, he founded the Orange County Superior Court Leadership Academy, which he has co-chaired since its inception. He currently serves as the Judge Advocate in the Orange County Council of the Navy League.