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Judges and Judiciary

Feb. 14, 2003

Surfer Judge Has Decisive Manner, Peaceful Zen Style

LOS ANGELES - Robert P. O'Neill prosecuted some mighty bad characters in his decade as a deputy district attorney, including two Los Angeles Police Department officers who murdered a man in a contract killing paid for by the victim's wife.

Robert P. O'Neill
Superior Court Judge
Los Angeles (Airport Court)
Career highlights: Elevated by Gov. Pete Wilson to the Superior Court, 1992; appointed by Gov. George Deukmejian to the Municipal Court, 1988; prosecutor, Los Angeles County district attorney's office, 1978-88
Law school: Southwestern University School of Law, 1977
Age: 54
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