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L.A. County judge killed while crossing the street in Pico-Robertson
Judge killed in collision

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-l-a-county-judge-killed-crossing-street-20160216-story.html/

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Daniel Brenner, shown in a 2012 appearance on C-SPAN, was fatally struck by a vehicle while crossing the street Monday in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood. (C-SPAN)

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A Los Angeles County judge who also was a recognized expert in communications law was killed Monday when he was struck by a vehicle while crossing a West L.A. street, police said.

The judge, identified as Daniel L. Brenner by a court spokeswoman, was walking across Beverwil Drive near Pico Boulevard about 6 p.m. when a driver heading north struck him, said Los Angeles police Officer Tony Im.

The driver remained at the scene and is not under a criminal investigation, Im said. Brenner was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He was 64.

Brenner was not using the crosswalk, LAPD Sgt. Benjamin Zucker said.

"He was a brilliant judge and lawyer and a beloved friend to many," said Judge Carolyn Kuhl, the presiding judge of the L.A. County Superior Court. "His death is a terrible loss for his family and the court."
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Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Brenner to the bench in 2012, and the jurist had most recently heard civil matters in the Chatsworth Courthouse, according to court spokeswoman Mary Hearn.

At the time of his appointment, Brenner had been a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Hogan Lovells LLP after spending about 17 years as the vice president of the regulatory department at the National Cable and Telecommunications Assn., an industry group.

Brenner had previously served as a top advisor to the chair of the Federal Communications Commission.

“Dan’s insightful knowledge of telecommunications law made him a formidable force in public policy during his years leading the legal department at NCTA,” said Michael Powell, president and CEO of the cable and telecom group.

“A prominent and distinguished member of the federal communications bar, Dan was a key staffer and advisor to two FCC chairmen during a time of immense change,” he added.
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Many praised Brenner for his sharp legal mind as well as his comedic talent.

For several years, Brenner performed stand-up comedy in clubs across the country and even taught a comedy course at UCLA Extension. He told The Times in 1991 that lawyers and comedians faced similar tasks: using language to be persuasive.

Brenner had earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Stanford University, and he graduated from Stanford Law School. Following law school, he was a clerk for U.S. District Court Judge William Byrne Jr.

During his career, Brenner wrote two legal textbooks and served as an adjunct faculty member at Georgetown University Law Center, Washington College of Law at American University and Cardozo Law School. He previously served as a faculty member at UCLA's law school and was a lecturer at USC's Gould School of Law, according to his USC biography.

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This Superior Court Judge was an EXPERT in 'Communication Law'
(Anti spying/ personal freedoms)

Topic: Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dead

http://m.mingle2.com/topic/show/469326/

Supreme Died Friday/Saturday.
Superior Died Monday

Topic: Superior Court Judge Dead :Judge Daniel Brenner,

http://m.mingle2.com/topic/show/470550/

Judge Judy better look out!!

She doesn't fit the profile

She is safe (unless hubby smacks her upside the head).

Now you have her worried!

This is his latest BIO..from 2014, but it is important/ significant
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Daniel Brenner
Lecturer in Law

last updated Thu, Mar 13, 2014

Daniel Brenner serves as judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court, appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown in 2012. Previously Brenner was a partner in the communications, media and entertainment group of Hogan Lovells US LLP in its Washington and Los Angeles offices. His practice concentrated on matters involving cable operators, programmers, and suppliers with a focus on policy, intellectual property, and regulation before the Federal Communications Commission, the U.S. Copyright Office, and Congress. He was listed in Chambers, the Legal 500, AV®Preeminent in Intellectual Property by Martindale Hubbell, and Washington Super Lawyers (Washingtonian magazine).

Previously, Judge Brenner headed regulatory and legal affairs at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA), the cable industry's principal trade association, for 17 years, served fulltime on the UCLA Law School faculty, was senior legal advisor to the Chair of the FCC, and law clerk to Los Angeles federal district judge Wm. Matthew Byrne, Jr. He is a J.D. graduate of Stanford Law School with an M.A. and B.A. from Stanford University and also attended Dartmouth College. He co-authors a leading treatise on broadband communications (published by Thomson West) as well as two college textbooks.

He also served on the adjunct faculties of Georgetown University Law Center, Washington College of Law at American University, Cardozo Law School, and on the communications program faculties at UCLA, USC Annenberg, and George Washington University.

Brenner was appointed by the president and served as vice chair and member of the board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. He has served as a trustee of Stanford University and a board member of the Stanford Library Visitors Board, Cable Positive, the Federal Communications Bar Foundation, as well as the board of directors of Tekelec, a publicly traded technology company, and the board of advisors of Falcon Cable Systems LP. He was presented with the President’s Award for service to the cable industry by the NCTA in 2009 and the Lifetime Achievement Award from CableFAX Magazine in 2013. His law review articles have appeared in the Stanford, Texas, Duke, and Notre Dame law reviews as well as Berkeley Technology Law, Administrative Law, Federal Communications Law, Hastings Comm/Ent and other specialty law journals. His scholarly writings on communications law have been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court and other courts.

http://gould.usc.edu/about/contact/lecturers/contactinfo.cfm?detailid=71534/

same thought just crossed my mind!

She's a lib.
Hilary won't have her "whacked".