Los Angeles County (Lancaster)
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, Oct. 11, 2018; deputy alternate public defender, deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 1992-2018
Law School: Southwestern University School of Law, 1992
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, Oct. 11, 2018; deputy alternate public defender, deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 1992-2018
Law School: Southwestern University School of Law, 1992
LANCASTER -- A woman walked out of Judge Mario Barrera's courtroom with her three young sons. One of them is facing delinquency charges.
"Never thought I was such a bad mother," she half joked.
When the comment was relayed to Barrera in chambers, he replied, "Sometimes parents have their own issues (mental health, drug addiction) so the court has to carefully figure out not only what services the mino... (continued)
