Judge H. Chester Horn, Jr. received his bachelor’s degree in philosophy from UC Santa Barbara in 1969 and his J.D. from UCLA School of Law in 1972. After passing the California bar in 1972, he worked at the Attorney General’s Office until 1981, practicing antitrust law. At that point, he entered private practice to do general business litigation, but returned to the Attorney General’s Office in 1986. In 1988, he moved into the Charitable Trusts Section of the office, where he remained until he was appointed to the bench by Governor Gray Davis in 2002.
Author
Co-author of Hollywood Squares - 1998
Co-author of Deal Makers, Deal Breakers - 1997
Presentations
Judge's Lunch and Panel Discussion - Santa Monica Bar Association - September 18, 2019
Meet the Judges of the Santa Monica Courthouse - Los Angeles County Bar Association - April 23, 2019
Links
Los Angeles Superior Court - Courtroom Rules
The Robing Room - Hon. H. Chester Horn, Jr.
H. Chester Horn, Jr. - Ballotpedia
Davis Names Buckley, Horn to Los Angeles Superior Court - Metropolitan News-Enterprise