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May 7, 2026

Judge George Bird Jr. believes every family dispute has a backstory

At the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Judge George F. Bird Jr. approaches family law disputes by looking beyond the filings to the lives that shaped them. Drawing on his own history of hardship, military service and decades in practice, Bird says understanding "what happened before that time" is essential to earning trust -- and reaching the right decision.

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Judge George Bird Jr. believes every family dispute has a backstory
Los Angeles County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, March 2015; partner, Bird & Bird, 1990-2015; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 1985-1990

Law School: Loyola Law School, 1985

LOS ANGELES - Superior Court Judge George F. Bird Jr. does not approach a case by isolating the issue in front of him and moving directly toward a ruling; instead, he begins by asking what happened before the motion, before the filing, before the point at which two people arrive in his courtroom believing the situation has reached its limit.

Now sitting in a family law assignment at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles--a position he sought and began in ... (continued)

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