Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, June 26, 2016; partner, Hogan Lovells US LLP, 2012-16, Los Angeles; partner, Dewey & LeBoeuf, 1986-2012, Los Angeles; associate, Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, 1984-86, Los Angeles; associate, Lillick, McHose & Charles, 1982-84, Los Angeles; prosecutor, Federal Trade Commission, 1980-82, Los Angeles; assistant attorney general, Illinois Attorney General’s Office, 1977-80
Law School: Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, 1977
Los Angeles Court Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, June 26, 2016; partner, Hogan Lovells US LLP, 2012-16, Los Angeles; partner, Dewey & LeBoeuf, 1986-2012, Los Angeles; associate, Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, 1984-86, Los Angeles; associate, Lillick, McHose & Charles, 1982-84, Los Angeles; prosecutor, Federal Trade Commission, 1980-82, Los Angeles; assistant attorney general, Illinois Attorney General’s Office, 1977-80
Law School: Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, 1977
Los Angeles Court Superior Court
LOS ANGELES — Although his mother talked him out of becoming a rabbi, Judge Dean Hansell said there’s a “pastoral dimension” to being a family law judge and interacting with parents.
“I have the opportunity now to talk to them, separate them from their battles and almost in a pastoral way,” he said. “I don’t raise religion, but I talk to them about what’s in the best interest of their kids, and they may not agree on the ... (continued)
