Los Angeles County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2008; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 2005-08; JAG officer, U.S. Army Reserve, 2004-05; deputy public defender, Los Angeles, 1995-2004; partner, Daza, Eto, Hwu & LaForteza, Los Angeles, 1992-94
Law School: University of California Hastings College of the Law
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2008; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 2005-08; JAG officer, U.S. Army Reserve, 2004-05; deputy public defender, Los Angeles, 1995-2004; partner, Daza, Eto, Hwu & LaForteza, Los Angeles, 1992-94
Law School: University of California Hastings College of the Law
By Greg Katz
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LANCASTER - When the wind whips the Antelope Valley sand into Judge Bernie C. LaForteza's face, it triggers a very particular memory: Operation Iraqi Freedom.
LaForteza, a reserve judge advocate general in the Army who holds the rank of major, spent 2005 in Kuwait advising generals and prosecuting rank-and-file nogoodniks - two defendants he court-martialed were stealing cash from the Army's coffers. One wa... (continued)
