
Career Highlights: Appointed commissioner by Los Angeles County Superior Court judges, June 2108; of counsel, Alvarado Smith, Los Angeles, 2017-18; of counsel, Luna & Glushon, Encino, 2001-16; general counsel, Perosonic Inc., Los Angeles, 2001-01; vice president of legal affairs, Fox Television Stations, Los Angeles, 1997-99; associate, partner, Baker & Hostetler, Los Angeles, 1989-97; associate, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, Los Angeles, 1987-89; deputy city attorney, Los Angeles, 1985-87; staff attorney, U.S, Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resource, Los Angeles, 1983-85; law clerk, California Supreme Court, 1982-83
Law School: Georgetown University Law Center
LOS ANGELES — Commissioner Dennis Hernandez made a brief appearance at the O.J. Simpson trial but didn’t play a starring role in the double-murder case.
Hernandez was representing local TV reporter David Goldstein, who produced a story on a juror talking about the case outside of court. Goldstein was called as a witness for questioning by the lead prosecutors and defense counsel about the juror’s conduct while Hernandez l... (continued)