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Aug. 19, 2026

Judge Ronald F. Frank makes the 'rocket docket' a teaching moment

After more than three decades as a civil litigator, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Ronald F. Frank sought out one of the court system's busiest assignments -- unlawful detainers -- where a compressed calendar, self-represented litigants and competing hardships demand quick preparation and careful judgment.

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Judge Ronald F. Frank makes the 'rocket docket' a teaching moment

Ronald F. Frank

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, July 16, 2015; partner, Burke Williams & Sorensen LLP, 2008-15; partner, Bannan Frank & Terzian LLP, 1995-2008; partner, associate, Adams Duque & Hazeltine, 1983-95; associate, Cadwalader Wickersham and Taft, 1989; associate, Geary Stahl and Spencer, 1983

Law School: University of Virginia School of Law, 1982
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LONG BEACH - Every Monday morning, Superior Court Judge Ronald F. Frank's courtroom begins with what looks like an impossible schedule: 10 cases, 15, sometimes 20. On paper, the trial calendar appears destined to spill beyond the week. 

By Tuesday, many matters have settled, been continued or disappeared because one side failed to appear. 

Frank has a phrase for the pace. 

"It's on a rocket docket," he said. "Everyth... (continued)

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