Los Angeles County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Elected Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Nov. 6, 2018; assistant staff judge advocate, California State Guard, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Los Alamitos, 2010-2020; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 2005-2018; in-house counsel, TM Clain Services Inc., Pasadena, 2002-05
Law School: George Washington University School of Law, 2001
Career Highlights: Elected Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Nov. 6, 2018; assistant staff judge advocate, California State Guard, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Los Alamitos, 2010-2020; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 2005-2018; in-house counsel, TM Clain Services Inc., Pasadena, 2002-05
Law School: George Washington University School of Law, 2001
TORRANCE - For much of his legal career, Superior Court Judge Tony J. Cho worked in courtrooms where outcomes were often shaped before the judge spoke.
As a deputy district attorney conducting 70 jury trials, including murder and domestic violence cases, and later as a misdemeanor judge, he said he operated within a system driven largely by attorneys, where negotiations and procedural decisions unfolded in advance.
Over time, he came to describe that structure... (continued)
