Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
LOS ANGELES -- A former JAG officer, Judge Bernie LaForteza likens running his courtroom to efficiently completing a mission. He's a stickler for punctuality, and will step in if lawyers slow things down.
During pretrial hearings, he'll tell them to watch out for double negative questions or else he'll make them rephrase it.
"I really like a good record," LaForteza said. "Sometimes, att... (continued)
