San Diego County (San Diego) Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed to the San Diego County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2008; partner, DLA Piper San Diego, 1989; Office of Independent Counsel, Washington D.C., 1988; associate, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington D.C., 1987-88 Q; staff attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington D.C., 1983-87; clerk, Judge Herbert Stern, U.S. District Court, New Jersey, 1981-83.
Law School: Yale Law School, 1981
Career Highlights: Appointed to the San Diego County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2008; partner, DLA Piper San Diego, 1989; Office of Independent Counsel, Washington D.C., 1988; associate, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington D.C., 1987-88 Q; staff attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington D.C., 1983-87; clerk, Judge Herbert Stern, U.S. District Court, New Jersey, 1981-83.
Law School: Yale Law School, 1981
By Pat Broderick
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN DIEGO - Robert C. Longstreth received a trial by fire early in his legal career when he was plunged into a high-profile Agent Orange case.
Vietnam veterans and their families brought a class action against chemical manufacturing companies for injuries they claimed resulted from exposure to the herbicide, used to kill vegetation that provided cover to enemy soldiers. The companies in turn looked to the gover... (continued)
