Criminal
May 24, 2003
Bench Officer Makes Difference
LOS ANGELES - Mitchell Block didn't just settle for second best when he gave up his dream of playing center field for the New York Yankees and went into law. Being a Superior Court commissioner, Block says, is third best.
Mitchell J. Block
Superior Court Commissioner
Los Angeles (Van Nuys)
Career highlights: Elevated by unification to commissioner, Los Angeles Superior Court, 2000; elected commissioner by the Los Angeles County Municipal Court Judges Association, 1989; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 1987-88; elected commissioner by the Los Angeles County Municipal Court Judges Association, 1986; d...