Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown in Oct. 11, 2018; commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2017-18; deputy city attorney, Los Angeles, 2007-17; deputy attorney general, California Department of Justice, 2001-07; managing partner, Law Offices of Diego H. Edber, 2000-01; associate, Ball and Yorke, 1999-2000; associate, Deloitte & Touche LLP, 1998-99.
Law School: University of Minnesota Law School
VAN NUYS — For 35 years his father woke up at 1 each morning to drive a catering truck and wouldn’t return home until 5 p.m. On Saturdays, a young Diego H. Edber and his brother joined their father and in doing so learned what it takes to work hard and thrive in the United States.
“That’s where I got my work ethic from,” said Edber, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge. “My dad used to tell me, ‘I don’t care what yo... (continued)