Los Angeles County (Lancaster)
Career Highlights: Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, Appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Aug. 28, 2020; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 1985-2020
Law School: George Washington U Law School
Career Highlights: Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, Appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Aug. 28, 2020; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 1985-2020
Law School: George Washington U Law School
LANCASTER — The issue of human rights has always been front and center for Superior Court Judge Leonard J. Torrealba, and his passion for equality led him to become a lawyer and eventually a judge.
Torrealba was born in Venezuela in 1960, the year after democracy had come to that country.
“Of course, it’s a dicey political patchwork,” he said.
There had been several milita... (continued)
