Brian Wooldridge, Board Member

Brian graduated from Whittier College with a B.A. degree in political science in 1969. While at Whittier, he played varsity baseball and freshman football and served as class president. Obtained a J.D. degree from the University of Southern California, School of Law, in 1972. While at U.S.C., he was commissioned as an officer in the United States Air Force through R.O.T.C. He served in the Air Force as a legal officer in the Judge Advocate General Department. He continued to serve in the Air Force Reserve as a judge advocate, retiring in 1997 with the rank of lieutenant colonel. For 36 years he served as a deputy district attorney in Los Angeles County. Until 1987, in that capacity, he was a trial prosecutor, winning many felony jury trials in cases involving murder, sexual assault, and child molestation. He was then promoted to a series of supervisory positions. He was the assistant head deputy in the Special Investigations Division for five years, prosecuting official misconduct, election fraud, and police officer shooting cases.

Furthermore, he then was Deputy-in-Charge in the Juvenile Division for 15 years, supervising juvenile prosecutions in the Long Beach, Pomona, and Downey offices. During his career as a supervisor, he trained and supervised hundreds of junior attorneys, as well as sworn police investigators and support staff. He retired in 2009. After officially retiring, he rejoined the District Attorney’s Office as a part-time deputy in the Parole Division, where he represents the district attorney at various state prisons, opposing parole for convicted murderers. He lives in Yorba Linda with his wife. They have two sons and two grandchildren. He has been a long-time participant in youth activities in the community, including more than ten years in Little League as manager, coach, and league president. He also worked many years with the YMCA and on numerous School Attendance Review Boards.