Hon. Venetta S. Tassopulos
Case Manager: Connor Bascue
Tel: (310) 201-0010 Ext. 137
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Appointed
United States Magistrate Judge January 18, 1971 - 1994 (April)
Presiding Magistrate October, 1971 - January 1987
Reappointed January 18, 1979 - 1987
Education
B.A., Political Science, 1948, University of California, Berkeley
M.A., Political Science, 1957, University of California, Berkeley
L.L.B., 1960, Boalt Hall, University of California, Berkeley
Legal Experience
Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County, 1960-61
Private Practice - Civil and Criminal, 1962-68
- Federal Indigent Defense Panel
- Continuing Education of the Bar
- OEO Special Projects
United States Commissioner, United States District Court, Central District of California, 1968-71
Professional Organizations
American Bar Association 1972-89
Federal Bar Association 1972-89
Los Angeles County Bar Association 1973-Present
Federal Magistrate Judges' Association 1971-Present
Circuit Director 1975-76
Secretary 1976-77 and 1978-80
Treasurer 1981-82
Faculty
Seminar for Magistrates, Federal Judicial Center
May, 1971; November, 1974; April, 1977; March, 1982; May, 1989
Case Calendering, Control and Management Workshop, Federal Judicial Center September, 1983
Lecturer
Program for New Bar Admittees, Bridging the Gap, June, 1975
Federal Practice, February, 1981
Continuing Education of the Bar, Federal Practice Institute, June, 1979; June, 1981; 1989; 1991; 1993
Bench and Bar Workshop, Wilshire Bar Association, October, 1982
Criminal Procedure, UCLA., April 1983
National Association of Women Judges Conference, Panelist, Federal Practice, 1984
California Institute for Trial Advocacy Skills, USC Law Center, June, 1978
Federal Bar Association, Bridging the Gap, 1981, 1984
Los Angeles County Bar, Barristers Federal Seminar, 1982, 1983, 1984
Los Angeles County Bar Association, Social Security Section, February, 1983
Participant
Judge, Moot Court, Southwestern University, 1981
Judge, Moot Court, Western Regional Finals, 1982
Judge, Moot Court, Southwestern University, April, 1983
Judge, Moot Court, U.S.C. Law Center, January 1989, 1990, 1991
Committees
Magistrates Committee, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1972-72
Federal Courts Committee for Criminal Justice Section, Los Angeles County Bar, 1978
Discovery Abuse Committee, ABA Conference of Special Court Judges, 1978
Judiciary Committee, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1981
Ninth Circuit Judicial Council, Temporary Detention Committee
Committee to Establish Uniform Collateral Forfeiture System for the Ninth Circuit, Member, 1982-84; Chair 1984-Present
Coordinating Committee of Magistrates of the Ninth Circuit, 1980-81
Criminal Trial Court Reform Committee, 1978
Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference Ad Hoc Committee on Implementation of new Federal Criminal Code, 1978-81
Task Force for the Revision of Magistrates Rules, 1978-80
Ninth Circuit Magistrates Conference to Develop Guidelines for Justification of New Magistrate Positions, 1983-1986
Committee, Proposed Construction of Metropolitan Detention Center, 1983-1985
Delegate
ABA National Conference of Special Court Judges, August 1978-79
Publications
Consultant, Appeals and Writs in Criminal Cases, Law Practice Series, Continuing Education of the Bar, Berkeley, California, 1982
Professional Listings and Honors
Elected to Moot Court Board, Boalt School of Law
Biography - 2nd Edition, Who's Who in American Law, 13th and 14th Editions, Who's Who in California; The World Who's Who of Women, Vol. Six Commemorative Awards, 1981
AXIOS Award of Worthiness, 1987
Dr. George Papanicolaou Award of Excellence, 1989
Flaschner Judicial Award American Bar Association, 1993
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