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Oct. 7, 2009

Having A Good Time

Judge Benny C. Osorio moved from New York to Los Angeles for the balmy weather, and as a county prosecutor was known for being relaxed and funny. Lawyers say he has carried that easyness to the Superior Court in Lancaster.

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Having A Good Time

Benny C. Osorio

Los Angeles County (Lancaster)

Career Highlights: Retired November 2018. Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2008; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 1995-08; sole practitioner, Beverly Hills, 1994-95

Law School: Georgetown University Law Center, 1991

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By Pat Alston

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Benny Osorio had a decision to make. It was 1991. Osorio was about to graduate from law school and had offers for a senior clerkship from two district attorney offices. One was in Brooklyn; the other, L.A.

Osorio, who grew up in New York, was having a tough time making up his mind when one of his friends left a cryptic message on his answering machine:

"New York: 30 degrees. L.A.: 70 deg... (continued)

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