David Sills

David George Sills is a Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three. He was appointed by Governor Deukmejian in 1990 and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments and the electorate. He was also a Judge of the Superior Court of Orange County from 1985 to 1990. He has authored several significant decisions in his career, including People v. Soto and In re Marriage of Buzzanca. He is a member of several organizations, including the California Judges Association and the Orange County Bar Association. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1960 to 1965 and holds a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Bradley University and a Law Degree from the University of Illinois College of Law.