James P. Gray has been a trial judge in Orange County, California since
1983. Before becoming a judge, he served as a Volunteer in the
Peace Corps in Costa Rica, a staff judge advocate and criminal defense attorney in the
Navy JAG Corps, a federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, and a civil litigation attorney in a private law firm, in addition to being a
Republican candidate for US Congress in 1998, and a
Libertarian candidate for US Senate in 2004. Judge Gray has discussed issues of
drug policy on more than two hundred television and radio shows and
public forums all across the country. Using his experience on the bench
and elsewhere, he has also authored a book on the failed
War on Drugs, another
Wearing The Robe,
about practical and ethical issues in being a judge, and has composed a
musical that encourages young people to expand their horizons and live a
fuller life. Read more about
Judge Jim Gray.