Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
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
(Archive photo from 2004)
During his 20 years on the bench, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael L. Stern cultivated a "well-earned reputation for being a tough judge," attorneys say.
Stern, who lawyers have also described as "principled" and "pragmatic," regularly shares his insights on the court and everyday legal issues in newspapers and magazines.
In a recent column published in the Daily Journal, Stern decried... (continued)
