Los Angeles County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Elevated to Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, December 2022; commissioner, Los Angeles Superior Court, 2021-22; sole practitioner, Los Angeles, 2010-2021; supervising deputy federal public defender, deputy federal public defender, Central District of California, 1992-2010
Law School: UCLA Law School
Career Highlights: Elevated to Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, December 2022; commissioner, Los Angeles Superior Court, 2021-22; sole practitioner, Los Angeles, 2010-2021; supervising deputy federal public defender, deputy federal public defender, Central District of California, 1992-2010
Law School: UCLA Law School
EL MONTE -- After 30 years as a criminal defense attorney, Judge Angel J. Navarro says he doesn't want to be like bench officers who he accuses of having abused their power.
"I was never held in contempt by a bench officer. I got yelled at a lot. I was threatened to be put in jail by federal judges," Navarro said. "Some of them, at least in my opinion, abused their power. And I never wanted to do that. But you know, it... (continued)
