Los Angeles County Superior Court (Pasadena)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2011; sole practitioner, 2006-11; senior trial attorney, Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office, 1994-2006; trial attorney, Orange County Public Defender's Office, 1992-94; Legal Aid Foundation, Los Angeles 1990-92
Law School: Loyola Law school
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2011; sole practitioner, 2006-11; senior trial attorney, Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office, 1994-2006; trial attorney, Orange County Public Defender's Office, 1992-94; Legal Aid Foundation, Los Angeles 1990-92
Law School: Loyola Law school
PASADENA — Judge Roberto Longoria understands that people, especially migrants, are already under a lot of stress before they even get to court. He says he performs his job in a way to help defendants not feel intimidated and truly roots for them to turn their lives around.
Assigned to a Los Angeles County Superior Court criminal calendar, he says his job requires a lot of compassion, strength and spirit. So it is no coincidence... (continued)
