Retired Judge Gerald Rosenberg was appointed to the bench in 2000 by former Gov. Gray Davis in which he filled a vacancy created by Judge Candace Copper. He was automatically re-elected as an unopposed incumbent in 2014 for a term that expires in 2021. However, Judge Gerald Rosenberg retired in 2019 before his term expired.
Education
Judge Rosenberg earned his undergraduate degree in 1972 at California State University with a B.A. in Political science. In 1975, he earned a J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law.
After graduating from law school, Rosenberg started Malmuth and Rosenberg, a civil litigation practice specializing in family law, personal injury, real estate, and construction cases. In 1985, Rosenberg left the partnership to become a sole practitioner.
Accolades
In 2011, Rosenberg was awarded the Outstanding Judicial Officer by Southwestern Law School, and in 2017, Rosenberg was named the Trial Judge of the Year by the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Notable Court Cases
In 2018, Judge Gerald Rosenberg rejected a request by the Ron Goldman family to collect on a civil judgment against O. J. Simpson stating that the amount charged by Simpson for autographs would not have to be turned over to satisfy the judgment. Goldman and Nicole Brown were murdered in 1994.
In 2017, Judge Rosenberg ruled against Fox Media in a preliminary hearing in which Fox is attempting to prevent Netflix from poaching their employees. Netflix has filed a countersuit stating that Fox’s employment agreements amount to “involuntary servitude” and in violation of California Business and Professions Code. The case is still on-going.
In 2017, Judge Rosenberg issued a ruling on a petition by former Olympic athlete William Bruce Jenner which Rosenberg approved the gender and name change for Jenner.
According to reviews for Judge Rosenberg, he is disengaged from cases and rules by his personal feelings rather than by the facts or the law.
