Los Angeles County (Hollywood)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Nov. 13, 2020; founder, partner, Kaye, McLane, Bednarski & Litt, Pasadena, 2003-20; deputy federal public defender, Central District, California, 1995-2003; staff attorney, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles; associate, Heller, Ehrnman, White & McAuliffe, San Francisco, 1991-92; staff attorney, Central American Refugee Center, Los Angeles, 1990-1991
Law School: UCLA School of Law
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Nov. 13, 2020; founder, partner, Kaye, McLane, Bednarski & Litt, Pasadena, 2003-20; deputy federal public defender, Central District, California, 1995-2003; staff attorney, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles; associate, Heller, Ehrnman, White & McAuliffe, San Francisco, 1991-92; staff attorney, Central American Refugee Center, Los Angeles, 1990-1991
Law School: UCLA School of Law
HOLLYWOOD — Judge Ronald O. Kaye has spent his legal career standing up for others’ civil rights, with his interest in law dating back to his family in New York City and continuing through experiences in Central America.
“My parents were of lower middle class. … I saw the respect my father had for individuals who, back in the ’60s and ’70s, didn’t always have a fair shake,” Kaye said. “So, I felt this gravitation toward the law,... (continued)
