Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2018; partner, Hueston Hennigan LLP, 2015-18; partner, Russ, August and Kabat, 2009-14; Irell and Manella LLP, 2001-2009: law clerk, Judge Walter Carpeneti, Alaska Supreme Court, 2000-01
Law School: UCLA
LOS ANGELES — Judge Alexander C.D. Giza was something of a unicorn litigating intellectual property cases prior to joining the bench. He also had an electrical engineering degree that automatically put him a notch above many other lawyers.
“There are very few folks with an electrical engineering degree and a J.D. Firms and clients see some value there,” said Giza, who might one day use that expertise on the Los Angeles C... (continued)
