Los Angeles County
Career Highlights: Nominated to the 2nd District Court of Appeal by Gov. Gavin Newsom, May 7, 2025; appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2013; team leader, central felony trials, Alternate Public Defender's Office, Los Angeles County, 2004-14; training deputy, Central Arraignment Court, Public Defender's Office, Los Angeles County, 2000-04; law clerk to District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Stephanie Duncan-Peters, Washington D.C., 1999-2000
Law School: Georgetown University Law Center,1999
Career Highlights: Nominated to the 2nd District Court of Appeal by Gov. Gavin Newsom, May 7, 2025; appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2013; team leader, central felony trials, Alternate Public Defender's Office, Los Angeles County, 2004-14; training deputy, Central Arraignment Court, Public Defender's Office, Los Angeles County, 2000-04; law clerk to District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Stephanie Duncan-Peters, Washington D.C., 1999-2000
Law School: Georgetown University Law Center,1999
By Laurinda Keys
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Mark Hanasono was shy growing up. He never thought of himself as a talker nor expected to become a trial lawyer. "Most people would not believe that I was uncomfortable speaking up in court," he said.
It could be hard to believe because, as an alternate public defender, Hanasono won multiple awards for the number of felony and homicide trials he completed.
"I think rising to... (continued)
