Los Angeles Superior Court Joseph S. Biderman, who presided over a courtroom in Santa Monica, will be retiring in March, it was announced.
According to Patricia Kelly of the Superior Court’s Public Information Dept., Biderman, 57, will officially retire March 18, though his last day on the bench was Jan. 31. Biderman was not available for comment.
A graduate of UCLA Law School, Biderman was admitted to the California State Bar in 1981 and was appointed in 2003 to the judgeship by Gov. Gray Davis. Biderman was also a Superior Court Commissioner between 2000 and 2003 and a Municipal Court Commissioner from 1994 to 2000.
In addition to his service on the bench, Biderman reportedly was a deputy public defender in Los Angeles and also worked as a trial attorney for the U.S. Dept. of Justice. Just before joining the court, Biderman was reportedly associated with Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, working in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
Biderman, who also served as managing counsel of Honda North America, recipient of the Century City Bar Association’s “Municipal Court Commissioner of the Year” in 2000.
The retired judge earned his Bachelors degree from the University of Virginia.
