Daily, Young elevated to Superior Court bench

Gov.Arnold Schwarzenegger announced Monday the appointments of Douglas W. Daily and Bruce A. Young to judgeships in the Ventura County Superior Court.

Daily, 56, of Camarillo has served as a commissioner for the Ventura County Superior Court since 2003. Previously, he served as a senior deputy public defender for the Ventura County Public Defender's Office from 1980 to 2003 and was a supervising attorney for Grey Law Incorporated from 1978 to 1980.

Daily earned a Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School Los Angeles, a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Southern California and an associate degree from Moorpark College. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Steven Hintz. Daily is a Democrat.

Young, 55, of Ventura has served as a commissioner for the Ventura County Superior Court since 2003. He was a deputy district attorney for the Ventura County district attorney's office from 1999 to 2003 and a partner with the law firm Drescher, McConica, Onstot, Schuck & Young from 1993 to 1999. He was a partner in Drescher Young from 1989 to 1993.

Young earned a Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine University School of Law, a Bachelor of Arts from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and an associate degree from Ventura Community College.

He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Barry Klopfer. Young is a Democrat.

The compensation for each position is $171,648.