Los Angeles County (Metro)
Career Highlights: Appointed a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2011; partner, Bensinger Ritt Tai and Thvedt, 1995-2011 ; associate attorney, Quinn Kully and Morrow, 1991-95; deputy federal public defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Central District of California, 1987-1991.
Law School: USC Gould School of Law
Career Highlights: Appointed a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2011; partner, Bensinger Ritt Tai and Thvedt, 1995-2011 ; associate attorney, Quinn Kully and Morrow, 1991-95; deputy federal public defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Central District of California, 1987-1991.
Law School: USC Gould School of Law
By Blake Edwards
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Before he ever wanted to be an attorney, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kerry R. Bensinger wanted to be a playwright.
After graduating in 1982 from Yale University, where he studied English and drama, Bensinger enrolled in a playwriting program in Europe. He spent six months at the Sorbonne in Paris and three months in Madrid, authoring three plays while he was abroad.
But much to Bensin... (continued)
