Biography

The Hon. Patrick T. Madden is a judge for the Los Angeles County Superior Court in California. He was originally appointed to the Long Beach Municipal Court in 1998 by former governor Pete Wilson.

Judge Madden received his B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1967. He went on to earn his J.D. from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law in 1972.

Prior to his appointment to the Municipal Court, Madden was a named partner at the law firm of Cameron, Madden, Pearlson, Gale, and Sellars. He also served as a clerk for the Hon. Malcolm M. Lucas with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California from 1972 to 1973.

His memberships have included the Long Beach Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the State Bar of California, and the California Young Lawyers Association.