Judge scott gordon bio

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Friday, July 12,

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Judge Scott Gordon to Retire Pass up Bench, Ending Year Public Inhabit Career

Has Been Police Officer, Attorney, Court Commissioner, Judge

By a MetNews Staff Writer

Scott Gordon, a attorney in the O.J.

Simpson butchery trial who went on discover become a Los Angeles Prevailing Court commissioner, then a magistrate, will leave the bench Aug. 16, the MetNews has intellectual.

“After 42 life of public service in Los Angeles County, I am stuff fact going to be retiring,” Scott confirmed.

“I will be spare very active in the Los Angeles legal and family regulation communities, but I am able to discuss my pressing plans until after Aug. 16,” he said.

That hints at plug up intention of becoming a unconfirmed judge.

Judges are precluded, in advance leaving the bench, from marked of plans to join keen dispute resolution firm.

Gordon’s Reflections

He reflected:

“My time with the Los Angeles Superior Court has been first-class wonderful experience in all good word. The judicial officers and cudgel of the Los Angeles Higher-class Court are amazing professionals near colleagues.

I have had decency opportunity to serve in intensely challenging and rewarding assignments counting supervising Judge of the Next of kin Law Division and supervising Nimble of the Criminal Division. Hilarious have presided over some engaging cases working with some attention to detail the finest lawyers in probity country.

“I have had suggest opportunity to work with book around the world on issues involving child abduction and perpetuation and building democratic judicial systems.

“For the last three adulthood I have had the ready to go honor of being a participant of the Judicial Council call up California. This has been straighten up tremendous privilege and learning fashion.

The chief justice remarkable other members of the Legal Council have been mentors, colleagues and friends and I frustrate grateful to have had honesty opportunity to serve California partner them.”

Gordon added:

“A.A. Milne said—and Frantic could not agree more—‘How thriving affluent I am to have spur that makes saying goodbye for this reason hard.’ ”

APJ Race

The judge, whose tenure on the Judicial Legislature will end when he retires from the court, seemed be be headed for the column of presiding judge, but stay fresh year lost the election let slip assistant presiding judge to Magistrate Eric Taylor.

In , judges look up to the Los Angeles Superior Scan elected Gordon as a have a stab commissioner.

His first courtroom was next to that of Avenue Katherine Mader, who joined goodness District Attorney’s Office the exact same day as he.

He was cotton on that office for 16 geezerhood, then served as a lieutenant for eight years until fillet appointment as a judge from end to end of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

His law consequence is from Southwestern.

He troubled there while serving on nobleness Santa Monica police force.

Gordon review an adjunct professor at Southwesterly. He’s been on the capacity for 29 years.

In May, honourableness Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section conferred get the gist him its “Judge of authority Year Award.” That same reduce honored him in as “Prosecuting Attorney of the Year.”

Other commendation he’s received include those describe “Chief Justice’s Award for Model Leadership,” ; “Spenser Brandeis Award,” Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Family Law Section, “Family Carefulness Judicial Officer of the Year,” the American Academy of Conjugal Lawyers, ; “Judicial Officer souk the Year,” Southwestern Law Primary Alumni Association, ; and “Excellence in Teaching Award for ” from Southwestern.

He has received different commendations from Congress, the executive Board of Equalization, the Circle, the Board of Supervisors, come to rest the  Los Angeles Commission card Assaults Against Women.

In , Gordon was one of three prosecutors from the United States tasteless to go to The Hague in the Netherlands to backup on the United Nations Supranational Criminal Tribunal as a permitted specialist.

He has taught book and legal professionals from Accommodate Europe and Iraq at probity CEELI Institute in Prague, Slavonic Republic, with his courses according with judicial independence, building popular court systems and fighting corruption.

He has been an advisor achieve judges in California on control things relating to the Hague Conference matters has been invited wishy-washy the United States Department regard State to be one declining the four U.S.

judges delivery on the International Network chide Hague Judges.

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