Los Angeles County (Stanley Mosk Courthouse)
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, December 2018; commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2016-18; partner, AlvaradoSmith, Los Angeles, 2008-16; partner, Carlsmith Ball LLP, Los Angeles, 2004-08; sole practitioner, Los Angeles, 1993-2004; partner Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Mitchell LLP, Los Angeles, 1991-93; partner Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp, 1978-91
Law School: UCLA School of Law, 1978
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, December 2018; commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2016-18; partner, AlvaradoSmith, Los Angeles, 2008-16; partner, Carlsmith Ball LLP, Los Angeles, 2004-08; sole practitioner, Los Angeles, 1993-2004; partner Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Mitchell LLP, Los Angeles, 1991-93; partner Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp, 1978-91
Law School: UCLA School of Law, 1978
LOS ANGELES — While attorneys generally advise their guilty clients that expressing regret might get them a lighter sentence or more favorable probation terms, domestic violence perpetrators will find it isn’t enough to get them off the hook in Commissioner James Blancarte’s courtroom.
“I’ve never denied a petition for a restraining order because the respondent apologizes,” he said. “The apology is welcome. It’s a great ... (continued)
