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LASC Judges Borenstein, Ing Set to Retire
By a MetNews Staff Writer
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JOHN ING Los Angeles Superior Court judge |
MARK BORENSTEIN Los Angeles Superior Court judge |
Two Los Angeles Superior Court judges—Mark Borenstein and John Ing—are readying for retirement.
Borenstein will officially retire on June 29, after 14 years on the bench, preceded by 30 years of law practice, with an emphasis on complex litigation..
“My last day on the bench is June 21, so I can hear new trial motions related to my last lengthy trials,” he advised. “I didn’t want to leave them for another judge, who did not preside at the trials.”
Ing’s retirement date is July 15, but his last actual day on the bench will be tomorrow. He will then use up earned vacation days.
Adjunct Professor
An adjunct professor at the University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law, Borenstein related that he plans to continue teaching remedies and California civil procedure there, as well as other local law schools.
“Reading actual books, sleeping until 8 a.m., exercising and baking more, travel, and visiting grandchildren, are all on the future agenda” the judge said. “And I hope to join the Assigned Judges Program.”
He reflected:
“I thought about retiring last year when the judges in my corner of the Spring Street Courthouse all retired—Steve Maloney, Holly Kendig and Dan Buckley. But I wanted to stay at the court until the new presiding judge, Judge Jessner, took over.
“I was looking forward to seeing how she planned to change the direction of the court and I wanted to be here to support her leadership.”
Legal Education
Borenstein received his law degree from George Washington University in 1976, and attained a master’s degree in law from that institution two years later.
He clerked for U.S. District Court Judge Irving Hill of the Central District of California (now deceased) from 1976-77; joined the law firm of Tuttle and Taylor in 1978 as an associate, working himself up to the status of a partner; left after 22 years to form the firm of Shapiro, Borenstein, and Dupontas; co-founded the firm of Overland and Borenstein in 2001; and that firm became Overland Borenstein Scheper & Kim LLP on March 15, 2004.
Then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed him to the Superior Court on March 26, 2009.
Schwarzenegger Appointee
Ing was also appointed to his judgeship by Schwarzenegger. He received the nod in 2007.
Before that, he served the court as a commissioner for 10 years, and was a part-time referee for eight years while in private practice.
He was a Los Angeles County deputy district attorney from 1979-83.
His 1977 law degree is from the University of San Francisco School of Law.
The judge was president of the California Asian Pacific American Judges Association in 2008-09.
Ing did not respond to a request for comment.
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