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Jan. 5, 2026

Judge Alexander Sario learned to read a room as a DJ

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Alexander P. Sario, a former DJ, brings lessons in tone, awareness and responsiveness from music to the misdemeanor bench, where he emphasizes fairness, courtroom atmosphere and judicial diversion as key tools.

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Judge Alexander Sario learned to read a room as a DJ

Alexander P. Sario

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Nov. 21, 2024; deputy alternate public defender, Los Angeles County, 2008-24; deputy public defender, Riverside County, 2007-08; associate, law clerk, Palmer Lombardi & Donohue LLP (now closed), 2006-07

Law School: Loyola Law School, 2005
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LOS ANGELES - Before he ever took the bench, Superior Court Judge Alexander P. Sario learned how to read a room from a higher ground. And two turntables.

Throughout high school, Sario was a DJ at dances, birthday parties and reunions across Los Angeles. After college, he competed against other DJs in Japan, often without understanding the language being spoken around him.

"If I closed my eyes and I just listened," he recalled, "we could be anywh... (continued)

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