Judge Kerry Randall Bensinger received his B.A. from Yale University in 1982 and his J.D. from the University of Southern California School of Law in 1987. During law school, he externed for the Honorable David V. Kenyon. After passing the California bar in 1987, he became a deputy public defendant for the Federal Public Defender of the Central District of California until 1991 when he joined Quinn Kully and Morrow. Thereafter, he worked at Bensinger Ritt Tai and Thvedt, becoming partner in 1995. He has previously served as an Adjunct Professor of Law teaching trial advocacy at Loyola Law School and as faculty of the C.A.C.J. during the Capital Case Defense Seminar. He was appointed to the bench by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in 2011. He is a democrat.
Author
From Public Charity to Social Justice: The Role of the Court in California's General Relief Program
Preliminary Hearing Handbook (The Rutter Group Criminal Practice Series)
Awards
Hale Moot Court Honors Program, Winner, Best Oral Advocate Award
Miller Johnson Equal Justice Award
Barry Russell Federal Bar Association Award for Excellence in Field of Federal Practice
Events
April 8, 2022 - Preliminary Hearings and the Clock: Timing is Everything
Links
Los Angeles Superior Court - Courtroom Rules
The Robing Room - Hon. Kerry R. Bensinger
Kerry R. Bensinger - Ballotpedia
The Webb Schools - Kerry Bensinger 78'