Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
Career Highlights: Retired July 14, 2022; Elevated to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Pete Wilson, 1997; Los Angeles County Municipal court, 1989-97; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 1975-89
Law School: University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law
Career Highlights: Retired July 14, 2022; Elevated to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Pete Wilson, 1997; Los Angeles County Municipal court, 1989-97; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 1975-89
Law School: University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law
By Gabe Friedman
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Superior Court Judge Frederick Wapner has big shoes to fill.
Several years after he graduated from McGeorge School of Law, his father, Joseph Wapner, took a role as the judicial showman on "The People's Court."
The process transformed his father from the former presiding judge of Los Angeles County Superior Court to a Hollywood personality whose staccato outbursts and edicts ... (continued)
