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Dec. 7, 2018

Advocate of Gratitude

A routine of daily thank you notes dramatically altered the course of Judge John Kralik’s life.

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Advocate of Gratitude

John J. Kralik

Los Angeles County (Burbank)

Career Highlights: Appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2009, retired June 29, 2025; partner, Kralik & Jacobs 2008-09; partner, Kralik & Associates 2004-08; partner, Miller Tokuyuma Kralik & Sur, 2001-04; partner, Kralik & Associates, 2000-01; counsel, Atlantic Richfield Company, 1993-2000; partner, Hughes Hubbard & Reed 1979-93.

Law School: University of Michigan Law School, 1979
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BURBANK — Judge John J. Kralik is somewhat of a guru of gratitude and has published a bestselling book about his journey back to grace through writing thank you notes.

In “A Simple Act of Gratitude,” the Los Angeles County Superior Court judge told his autobiographical account of a man whose life was headed in the wrong direction but was able to turn it all around through learning to say “thank you” every day.

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