Los Angeles County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2014; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 1990-2014; associate, The Kaplan Law Corp., 1988-90; associate, Pfiester and Russo, 1987-88
Law School: Loyola Law School, 1986
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2014; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 1990-2014; associate, The Kaplan Law Corp., 1988-90; associate, Pfiester and Russo, 1987-88
Law School: Loyola Law School, 1986
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)
