Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, November, 2015; assistant U.S. Attorney, Central District of California, 2007-15; counsel, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, 2003-07; law clerk for Judge Rosemary S. Pooler, 2nd District Court of Appeal, 2002-03; law clerk for U.S. District Judge Nora M. Manella,Central District of California, 2001-02; staff attorney, Securities & Exchange Commission, Division of Enforcement, Washington D.C., 1998-2001
Law School: UC Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1998
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, November, 2015; assistant U.S. Attorney, Central District of California, 2007-15; counsel, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, 2003-07; law clerk for Judge Rosemary S. Pooler, 2nd District Court of Appeal, 2002-03; law clerk for U.S. District Judge Nora M. Manella,Central District of California, 2001-02; staff attorney, Securities & Exchange Commission, Division of Enforcement, Washington D.C., 1998-2001
Law School: UC Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1998
LOS ANGELES — The way Judge Stephen I. Goorvitch handled a 2017 lawsuit by a terminally ill plaintiff against a defendant accused in a parallel criminal case remains an “unforgettable experience” for a Lancaster based attorney.
At the time, Goorvitch was presiding over criminal cases at Michael Antonovich Courthouse in Lancaster. “He would occasionally take on a civil case, as he seemed to relish the challenge that came with ne... (continued)
