Los Angeles County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Jan. 29, 2024; noncapital habeas unit chief, deputy federal public defender, Central District of California, 2010-24; law clerk to U.S. District Judge J. Spencer Letts, Central District of California, 2009-10; law clerk to U.S. District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez, Central District of California, 2008-09
Law School: UCLA School of Law, 2008
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Jan. 29, 2024; noncapital habeas unit chief, deputy federal public defender, Central District of California, 2010-24; law clerk to U.S. District Judge J. Spencer Letts, Central District of California, 2009-10; law clerk to U.S. District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez, Central District of California, 2008-09
Law School: UCLA School of Law, 2008
LOS ANGELES - Before taking the bench, Judge Michael D. Weinstein had already lived several lives: drummer, habeas expert, federal public defender, and the son of a family lawyer who urged him not to follow his path.
"I found [law] later in life," he said in his chambers after another packed day of misdemeanor hearings and trials at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles. "Coming out of college, I was a musician, tour... (continued)
