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Jul. 29, 2025

Commissioner Humberto Benitez draws on decades of juvenile defense work

LA unlawful detainer commissioner finds courtroom is like soccer 

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Commissioner Humberto Benitez draws on decades of juvenile defense work

Humberto Benitez

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Appointed commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Jan. 26, 2024; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 1995-2024; deputy public defender, Orange County, 1994-95; staff attorney, Public Counsel, Urban Recovery Legal Assistant Project, 1993-94

Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law, 1993
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COMPTON - When Commissioner Humberto Benitez took the bench in January 2024, he carried with him a lifetime of lessons -- from the streets of Santa Monica's immigrant neighborhoods to the sidelines of youth soccer fields, and most deeply, from his late father, a beloved goalkeeper known as "El Gato."

Now presiding over unlawful detainer and small claims cases, Benitez said he draws on nearly three decades as a public defender to balance compassion with d... (continued)

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