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Dec. 3, 2025

Judge Christopher Frisco carries the weight of a family tradition

From a family story marked by flight from gang violence to a childhood spent absorbing Old World Sicilian values, Judge Christopher Frisco's journey to the Long Beach bench draws from tradition, discipline and a commitment to fairness he traces to his father.

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Judge Christopher Frisco carries the weight of a family tradition

Christopher J. Frisco

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Elected Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, 2014; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 1989-2015

Law School: Southwestern Law School, 1988
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LONG BEACH - Superior Court Judge Christopher J. Frisco settled an opening dispute with the ease of a man accustomed to rendering decisions.

"Godfather II is better than the first," he said, sitting in his chambers.

A framed "Godfather" poster hangs on one side, while another shows a John Gotti television film starring actor Armand Assante--homages not to crime lore, he says, but to heritage, culture and the Old World Sicilian sensibilitie... (continued)

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