Los Angeles County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2007; elected Los Angeles County Superior Court commissioner, 2005; trial attorney, Agajanian McFall Weiss Tetreault & Crist, 1998-2005; senior litigation associate, Hagenbaugh & Murphy, 1995-98; senior litigation partner, O'Flaherty & Belgum, 1987-95; litigation attorney, Early Maslach Leavey & Nutt, 1985-87; litigation attorney, Graver & Glazer, 1982-85; attorney, Belli Sayre Archer & Sabih, 1979-1982
Law School: Loyola Law School, 1980
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2007; elected Los Angeles County Superior Court commissioner, 2005; trial attorney, Agajanian McFall Weiss Tetreault & Crist, 1998-2005; senior litigation associate, Hagenbaugh & Murphy, 1995-98; senior litigation partner, O'Flaherty & Belgum, 1987-95; litigation attorney, Early Maslach Leavey & Nutt, 1985-87; litigation attorney, Graver & Glazer, 1982-85; attorney, Belli Sayre Archer & Sabih, 1979-1982
Law School: Loyola Law School, 1980
VAN NUYS -- Superior Court Judge Graciela L. Freixes keeps a photo in chambers of her doing a tandem skydive. "I keep that there for those times when I doubt myself, I'll think, 'Gosh, I can't do this, or I can't do that,' she said.
"Snap out of it! You jumped out of an airplane. You can do this!" she tells herself when faced with difficulties.
Freixes practiced medical malpractice defense for 24 y... (continued)
