'Very Cool Judge'

Those who appear before her like the way Margaret Miller Bernal handles her job on Los Angeles County Superior Court. That includes a felon, who expressed his appreciation in a note.

Margaret M. Bernal

Los Angeles County Superior Court (Norwalk)

Career Highlights: Los Angeles County Superior Court; elevated by unification, 2000, retired January 2025; judge, Whittier Municipal Court, 1998-2000; commissioner, Whittier Municipal Court, 1992-98; partner, Miller, Bernal & Angevine, 1986-92; partner, Miller & Bernal, 1983-86

Law School: Loyola Law School, 1983

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By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 3

      NORWALK - Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Margaret Miller Bernal does not get a lot of thank-you notes from the convicted felons she sentences. But she smiles at this one.
      "Dear Judge Margaret," the letter from the grateful defendant began. "You rock!"
      Be... (continued)