
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis, 2002, retired March 2023; federal deputy public defender, Los Angeles, 1982-2002; staff attorney, Legal Aid Foundation, Long Brach, 1980-82
Law School: UCLA School of Law
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LOS ANGELES -- Besides relearning torts, contracts and property law after getting his first civil assignment, Judge Dennis Landin said the most intimidating change was the stacks upon stacks of paperwork.
"When I first started here, it really was like going back to law school," he said. "I was really burning the midnight oil."
Landin spent his career on and off the bench in criminal law,... (continued)