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Judges and Judiciary

Apr. 27, 2012

Longtime public defender nominated for LA district court

The Obama administration has nominated its first Latino candidate for a spot on the Central District's federal bench following a lobbying effort by the Mexican American Bar Association of Los Angeles County.


By Gabe Friedman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The Obama administration nominated its first Latino candidate for a spot on the Central District's federal bench following a lobbying effort by the Mexican American Bar Association of Los Angeles County and other groups.


Jesus G. Bernal is currently the directing attorney of the federal public defender's Riverside office. If confirmed, he would sit at the Riverside federal courthouse - fillin...

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