Career Highlights: Joined Judicate West, May 2022 after retiring from the Orange Superior Court, appointed by Gov. Gray Davis, 2001; partner, Di Cesare & Behle, 2000-01; Law Office of James Di Cesare, 1985 to 2000; partner, Di Cesare & Weaver, 1976-85; associate, Aitken, Bradshaw and Andres, 1973-76
Law School: Pepperdine University School of Law, 1973
Judicate West
Personal injury, business, employment, real estate, insurance, medical malpractice
Retired judge James J. Di Cesare said he grew up wanting to be of service.
"My father was born in Italy... and my mother's also Italian," Di Cesare said. "They brought with them a great sense of civility, kindness, appreciation, faith, and commitment to serve other people. And that, obviously, is everything when you're a young person growing up."
A 1973 Pepperdine University School of Law graduate, Di Cesare grew up in Whittier and a... (continued)
