Born and raised in Los Angeles, retired judge Joe Hilberman grew up working in his parents' Silver Lake hardware store, where he found he had a knack for helping folks.
"I've always been a people person," Hilberman said. "I really enjoyed that interaction ... and I could thread pipe with the best of them."
A 1973 UCLA School of Law graduate, Hilberman spent nearly 30 yea... (continued)