The Hon. Vickie L. Hix (Ret.) served as a commissioner for the Orange County Superior Court in California. Hix was appointed to the bench on October 15, 2006.
Prior to her appointment, Hix served as Deputy Department Counsel for the Orange County Department of Child Support Services (2002 to 2006). Before that, she was a Senior Deputy District Attorney in the Orange County District Attorney’s Office (1982 to 2002). During her tenure with the District Attorney’s Office, she supervised its operation at the North Justice Center and the Juvenile Court. She also prosecuted homicide, narcotics, gang, and juvenile matters.
Hix earned a B.A. from the University of Southern California in 1977. She then completed a J.D. at Washington University School of Law in 1981.