Judge Steven Jay Kleifield received his A.B. from Washington University in 1975 and his J.D. from George Washington University in 1979. The following year, he passed the California bar and then joined the firm of Gordon, Edelstein, Krepack, Grant, Felton, and Goldstein where he became partner and remained until his appointment to the bench in 2002 by Governor Gray Davis. In private practice, he served as managing partner of the Personal Injury/Employment Department of his firm. While on the bench, he was appointed to preside over all asbestos-related cases for Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego counties in 2016. His wife Joyce Kleifield, director of the L.A. High’s Harrison Trust, and he helped run a teen court program in Los Angeles. He was also a member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, serving on its board for 10 years, and a trustree of the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

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Do You Want the Judge to Read Your Papers? - Advocate Magazine - July 2019

Effective Courtroom Lawyering - Don't Annoy the Judge! - Advocate Magazine - July 2021

Examinations Under the Evidence Code Section 776 - Advocate Magazine - June 2022

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Los Angeles Superior Court - Courtroom Rules

The Robing Room - Hon. Steven J. Kleifield

Steven J. Kleifield - Ballotpedia

LASC Judge Kleifield Leaves Bench Tomorrow - Metropolitan News-Enterprise

Steven Jay Kleifield - Martindale

Students face a jury of their peers in pioneering teen court - Beverly Press

Governor Davis Names Four to Los Angeles Superior Court - Metropolitan News-Enterprise