Committee to Elect Bianco for Judge
Richard Hirsch, Esq., Chair
Peggy Shlemmer, Co-Chair
Hon. Judith Ashmann-Gerst
Charles G. Bakaly, Jr., Esq.
Melissa Balaban, Esq.
Kerry R. Bensinger, Esq.
Robert Berke, Esq.
Scott Bice, Esq.
George Bird, Esq.
Mark Borenstein, Esq.
Cary Caruso, Esq.
Hon. Candace Cooper
Bruria Finkel
Hon. David Finkel, Ret.
Hon. H. Jay Ford
Pegine Grayson, Esq.
Richard Hutton, Esq.
Hon. Dennis Landin
Hon. Luis Lavin
Luis Li, Esq.
Hon. Daniel Lowenthal
Hon. Beverly Reid O’Connell
Bob Padgett
Cornell Price, Esq.
Donald Re, Esq.
Hon. Laurence Rubin
Stephen Sadowsky, Esq.
Hon. David Wesley
Bianco for Judge, P.O Box 5787, Santa Monica CA 90409-5787, FPPC ID# 1301604
In seventeen years in practice prior to being chosen as a bench officer, Commissioner Bianco worked as a prosecutor, civil litigator, and criminal defense lawyer, and as a part-time teacher at USC Law School.
Commissioner James Bianco has served as a Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner since 2005, performing many of the same functions as the judges on his court. Commissioner Bianco currently presides over a criminal courtroom, conducting jury trials, as well as pretrial proceedings and sentencing hearings, in a wide variety of cases, including the most serious felony offenses brought in Los Angeles. He has earned a reputation as hard-working, fair, and considerate to all parties who appear before him.
Click here to view Commissioner Bianco’s Performance Evaluation.
James Bianco for
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge
During his tenure on the bench, Commissioner Bianco has been selected to teach ethics, fairness, and courtroom management to new judges in California. Commissioner Bianco is also the first commissioner ever chosen to chair the Los Angeles Superior Court Bail Committee, which is responsible for revising the countywide bail schedule used by judges in setting bail in all cases in Los Angeles County.
Commissioner Bianco is endorsed by more than two hundred of his fellow superior court
judges, commissioners, and referees, as well as law enforcement, legislators, and appellate justices.
For a complete list of endorsements click here.
Commissioner James Bianco supports and endorses his fellow experienced judicial officers:
“James N. Bianco is impressive as a Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner and would make an excellent judge.”
Los Angeles Times
“An outstanding example of an ideal bench officer. He is fair, works hard, and will handle any assignment.”
Steven Van Sicklen, Supervising Judge,
Los Angeles Superior Court
“It would be hard to find a potential judge with better qualifications.”
Pasadena Star-News
“Well Qualified”
Los Angeles County Bar Association
