Los Angeles Superior
Career Highlights: Appointed to Los Angeles Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis, 2001, retired March 2024; sole practitioner, Los Angeles, 1992-2001, 1986-89; principal trial attorney, Stern & Basich, Los Angeles, 1989-92; associate, Fogel, Rothchild, Feldman & Ostrov, Los Angeles, 1984-86; senior trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, civil rights division, criminal section, 1979-83; deputy federal public defender, Los Angeles, 1975-79; directing and associate attorney, California Rural Legal Assistance, 1972-75
Law School: Harvard Law, Boalt Hall
Career Highlights: Appointed to Los Angeles Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis, 2001, retired March 2024; sole practitioner, Los Angeles, 1992-2001, 1986-89; principal trial attorney, Stern & Basich, Los Angeles, 1989-92; associate, Fogel, Rothchild, Feldman & Ostrov, Los Angeles, 1984-86; senior trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, civil rights division, criminal section, 1979-83; deputy federal public defender, Los Angeles, 1975-79; directing and associate attorney, California Rural Legal Assistance, 1972-75
Law School: Harvard Law, Boalt Hall
Michael L. Stern spent almost 30 years representing clients as diverse as migrant workers, accused bank robbers and large corporations.
Now that he's a Los Angeles Superior Court judge, Stern believes that part of his role is to assist practitioners in being better advocates so that their clients receive better service.
"That's what it's all about," said Stern, who's been a directing attorney for California Rural Legal Assistance, a... (continued)
