Los Angeles County (Pomona)
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, Nov. 12, 2014; assistant U.S. attorney, Criminal Division, Central District, Los Angeles, 1991-2014; associate, Graham & James LLP, Los Angeles, Newport Beach, 1989-1991; associate, Cades Schutte LLP, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1987-89
Law School: UCLA School of Law,1987
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, Nov. 12, 2014; assistant U.S. attorney, Criminal Division, Central District, Los Angeles, 1991-2014; associate, Graham & James LLP, Los Angeles, Newport Beach, 1989-1991; associate, Cades Schutte LLP, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1987-89
Law School: UCLA School of Law,1987
By Laurinda Keys
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
POMONA - For Judge Rob B. Villeza, hearing plea agreements, sentencing and setting bail in misdemeanor court is the other end of his 23-year career as an assistant U.S. attorney, when he prosecuted drug smugglers and cartel operators.
"In a way it's sort of coming full circle and I get great satisfaction out of that," he said. "I'm not dealing with, 'How muc... (continued)
