Los Angeles County (Torrance)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Oct. 11, 2018; elected June 5, 2018; deputy county counsel, Los Angeles County, 1998-2018; staff attorney, Children's Law Center, Los Angeles, 1996; staff attorney, The Alliance for Children's Rights, Los Angeles, 1992-96
Law School: Wake Forest University School of Law
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Oct. 11, 2018; elected June 5, 2018; deputy county counsel, Los Angeles County, 1998-2018; staff attorney, Children's Law Center, Los Angeles, 1996; staff attorney, The Alliance for Children's Rights, Los Angeles, 1992-96
Law School: Wake Forest University School of Law
TORRANCE -- Judge Rene C. Gilbertson is new to the bench and, uniquely, a public courtroom.
She spent 20 years working as deputy county counsel in juvenile dependency, which consists of confidential hearings without an audience.
So when Gilbertson took on a high-volume misdemeanor calendar in Los Angeles County Superior Court, she couldn't help but feel a little anxious about making sure... (continued)
