Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, December 2011; commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2007-11; supervising trial deputy, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Central District of California, 1985-2007; associate, Capiro & Freixes, 1989
Law School: Loyola Law School, 1985
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, December 2011; commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2007-11; supervising trial deputy, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Central District of California, 1985-2007; associate, Capiro & Freixes, 1989
Law School: Loyola Law School, 1985
LOS ANGELES — Michael Garcia often uses the word “lucky” when telling his life story, but it’s difficult to determine if the word genuinely applies in the case of this Los Angeles County judge.
Maybe his birth order was a matter of luck. Garcia is the youngest of five children, and said his four older siblings paved the way for him. But from a young age, Garcia clearly set his sights on a lofty goal and did everything h... (continued)
