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Past President,
Association of Orange
County Deputy District
Attorneys

17 years Senior Deputy
District Attorney

Former District Attorney
Of The Year

Former Prosecutor Of
The Year

Experience

2002 – Present
Private Practice, Law Offices of Joseph P. Smith, Specializing in Criminal Defense, Small Business Litigation, and Family Law

2002 – 2002
Family Supp ort Attorney, Orange County District Attorney’s Office, Santa Ana, California

2001 – 2002
Drug Court/Proposition 36 Prosecutor, Orange County District Attorney’s Office, Santa Ana, California

2000 – 2001
Gang/T.A.R.G.E.T. Prosecutor, Orange County District Attorney’s Office, Santa Ana, California

1994 – 2000
Training Coordinator, Legislative Liaison, Orange County District Attorney’s Office, Santa Ana, California

1988 – 1994
Major Narcotics Prosecutor, Orange County District Attorney’s Office, Santa Ana, California

1987 – 1988
Felony Prosecutor, Orange County District Attorney’s Office, Santa Ana, California

1986 – 1987
Misdemeanor Prosecutor, Orange County District Attorney’s Office, Santa Ana, California

1985 – 1986
Juvenile Prosecutor, Orange County District Attorney’s Office, Santa Ana, California

1983 – 1985
Regulatory Affairs Manager, MCI Telecommunications, Western Region, Sherman Oaks, California

1978 – 1983
Government Relations Manager, MCI Communications, Headquarters, Washington, DC

 
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