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Oct. 7, 2025

Judge Elizabeth Bradley brings fairness, storytelling to Compton bench

Attorneys praise Compton judge for civility, preparation, efficiency

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Judge Elizabeth Bradley brings fairness, storytelling to Compton bench
Los Angeles County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Sept. 30, 2024; partner, Rosen Saba LLP, 2011-24; managing partner, Bradley & Bradley LLP, 2005-11; associate, Law Offices of Alan S. Gutman, 2000-05; sole practitioner, 1997-2000; associate, Law Offices of Elizabeth Franco Bradley, 1996-97; associate, Viviano & Bradley, 1994-96

Law School: California Western School of Law, 1994

COMPTON - Superior Court Judge Elizabeth L. Bradley once sat on the edge of a military helicopter, legs dangling from the open door, while cameras rolled above the Uruguayan coastline. She was playing an undercover Drug Enforcement Agent in "Cacería en Punta del Este," a 2001 low-budget action film.

"I was literally sitting on the edge with my feet out, belted in, with someone holding me from behind," she recalled.

Later in the script her... (continued)

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