Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
Career Highlights: Died July 13, 2020; Retired April 2019. Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Pete Wilson, 1997; appointed to the Los Angeles County Municipal Court by Gov. Pete Wilson, 1994; partner, Hirschtick, Chenen, Cohen & Linden, Los Angeles, 1986-94; partner, associate, Memel, Jacobs, Pierno, Gersh & Ellsworth, Los Angeles, 1979-86; clerk, Judge Thomas Lydon, U.S. Court of Claims, Washington D.C., 1978-79.
Law School: Columbia Law School, 1978
Career Highlights: Died July 13, 2020; Retired April 2019. Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Pete Wilson, 1997; appointed to the Los Angeles County Municipal Court by Gov. Pete Wilson, 1994; partner, Hirschtick, Chenen, Cohen & Linden, Los Angeles, 1986-94; partner, associate, Memel, Jacobs, Pierno, Gersh & Ellsworth, Los Angeles, 1979-86; clerk, Judge Thomas Lydon, U.S. Court of Claims, Washington D.C., 1978-79.
Law School: Columbia Law School, 1978
LOS ANGELES — When budget cuts hit the superior court probate department several years ago, Judge Marvin Lager was tapped as a settlement judge to save money by preventing cases from heading to trial.
He still has the job but enjoys more about the work today than just saving the court money. Setting families on a path toward mending their relationships is something the judge finds particularly satisfying.
