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Sep. 12, 2025

Judge Edward Moreton, a swimmer, finds rhythm, fairness lap after lap

Beverly Hills unlimited civil judge balances rules, discipline, humor

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Judge Edward Moreton, a swimmer, finds rhythm, fairness lap after lap
Los Angeles County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2007; assistant U.S. attorney, 1991-2007; associate, Riordan & McKinzie, 1988-91; trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1985-88

Law School: USC Gould School of Law, 1985

BEVERLY HILLS - Superior Court Judge Edward B. Moreton Jr. swims to think. Lap after lap, he finds calm in repetition and rhythm. It is his way of resetting, but also a way to work.

"Swimming is my general exercise, but also my way to de-stress," he said. "If I'm stressed, I swim. It's meditative. You're cut off from everything else, no phone, just you and the water. And I often do my best thinking then. Sometimes the way to approach a diff... (continued)

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