
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, June 3, 2022; of counsel, Wright Kim Douglas ALC, 2021-22; associate, Velasco Law Group, 2014-20; administrative law judge, California Department of Social Services, 2019; sole practitioner, Los Angeles, 2011-14; deputy alternate public defender, Los Angeles County, 2007-11; senior attorney, Legal Aid Foundation, Los Angeles, 1992-2007
Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law
ALHAMBRA -- Judge Rosa M. Fregoso, a longtime Legal Aid attorney and public defender, sees her Los Angeles County misdemeanor courtroom as an extension of her community service career.
"That's the way I see it because I'm serving the public in my capacity," Fregoso explained "Based on everything that I've done, I think my experience as a Legal Aid attorney has really informed me in terms of the day-to-day struggle that people h... (continued)