Burt Pines

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Burt Pines
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Assumed office
2003
Appointed byGray Davis
Preceded byLaurie D. Zelon
37th Los Angeles City Attorney
In office
July 1, 1973 – June 30, 1981
Preceded byRoger Arnebergh
Succeeded byIra Reiner
Personal details
Born (1939-05-16) May 16, 1939 (age 84)
Alma materUniversity of Southern California (B.A.)
New York University (J.D.)

Burt Pines (born May 16, 1939) is a

Los Angeles County Superior Court
since 2003.

Early life and education

Pines was born (on 16 May 1939) Burt Landeau, the only child of Charles Landeau and Ruth Pines.

New York University Law School.[1]

Political career

Pines was elected Los Angeles City Attorney in 1973 and served two terms in office.[2] He declined to run for a third term in 1981, instead endorsing Los Angeles City Councilman Bob Ronka.[2]

In 1978, Pines was considered the early front-runner in the Democratic primary for

Yvonne Braithwaite Burke.[3]

In December 1998, incoming California Governor Gray Davis selected Pines to serve as his judicial appointments secretary.[4]

Judicial service

In June 2003, when it appeared almost certain that a

Los Angeles County Superior Court.[6] Pines filled the vacancy created when Judge Laurie Zelon was elevated to the California Court of Appeal in Los Angeles County.[6]
He retired from the bench in 2011.

References and notes

  1. ^ a b c Greene, Robert (December 29, 2000). "Accomplished Attorney and Politician, He Now Presses for Excellence on the Bench". Metropolitan News-Enterprise. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Grace, Roger M. (November 4, 2009). "Further Prequel to 1984 DA's Race: City Attorney Reiner Breaches Legal Ethics". Metropolitan News-Enterprise. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  3. ^ Overend, William (August 17, 1986). "Stephen Reinhardt of 9th Circuit : Liberal U.S. Judge Swims Against Conservative Tide". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  4. ^ Lesher, Dave (December 12, 1998). "2 L.A. Political Veterans Picked to Advise Davis". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  5. ^ a b Guccione, Jean; Dolan, Maura (August 14, 2003). "Davis Has Appointed Cluster of Judges Since Recall Qualified for the Ballot". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  6. ^ a b Watson, David (November 13, 2003). "Davis Names Pines, Five Others to Los Angeles Superior Court". Metropolitan News-Enterprise. Retrieved September 20, 2011.


Preceded by Los Angeles City Attorney
Burt Pines

1973–81
Succeeded by