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Mar. 24, 2025

Judge Gustavo Sztraicher's passion for law unwavering after decade on bench

LA criminal court judge doesn't second-guess himself so much after 10 years

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Judge Gustavo Sztraicher's passion for law unwavering after decade on bench
Los Angeles County Superior Court

LOS ANGELES - When he was new to the bench, Superior Court Judge Gustavo N. Sztraicher acknowledged that he was "still finding out what kind of judge I am." That was in 2015.

A decade later, he said he had settled into his judicial identity presiding over felony trials at Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles.

"I don't second-guess myself as much," he said. "I still think about my decisions, but ... (continued)

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