James Taylor of Banning will join the bench of San Bernardino Superior Court, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Oct. 9.
Taylor has maintained his own law office since he joined the State Bar in 2000. He has worked for the San Bernardino County Indigent Defense Program from 2001 to 2020, where he was contracted by the court to represent indigent defendants. The program provides representation for an average 3,000 misdemeanor and 3,500 felony cases a year. He also worked with Conflict Defense Lawyers from 2005 to 2014.
He limited his cases to San Bernardino and Riverside superior courts.
“When you hire Criminal Defense Attorney James M. Taylor, you get Criminal