ACLP 2 Aldrich Transcript

Justice Richard Aldrich is an Associate Justice of the Second Appellate District Division Three of the California Court of Appeal. He grew up in Leimert Park, Los Angeles and was the first person in his family to go to college. He went to Mount Carmel High School and then Loyola University (now Loyola Marymount University) and UCLA Law School. He was inspired to become a lawyer by a teacher in high school, and after graduating from law school he got a job as a plaintiff's lawyer in a personal injury lawsuit. He eventually went to the other side and became a defense lawyer. He has made many changes within the California judiciary that have been used nationwide, and has been honored with many awards.