Judge Margaret Lynn Oldendorf received her undergraduate degree from California State University, Fullerton and her J.D. from Loyola Law School Los Angeles in 1984. After passing the California bar in 1984, she entered private practice where she stayed until becoming staff counsel for the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association in 1996. She was appointed to the bench in 2005 by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and is a member of the Cowboy Lawyer Association.

Awards

2020 Trial of the Year – Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles

2018 Judicial Civility/of the Year – Los Angeles Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates

Links

Los Angeles Superior Court – Courtroom Rules

The Robing Room – Hon. Margaret L. Oldendorf

Margaret L. Oldendorf - Ballotpedia

Gov. Picks 7 County and State Jurists – LA Times

2005 Year in Review – Metropolitan News-Enterprise

Victor Chavez Named to Court of Appeal – Metropolitan News-Enterprise