Former Carbon County resident Brett Bianco, 49, has been appointed by California Governor Jerry Brown to a judicial seat on the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles. The appointment caps a distinguished 24-year career practicing law.
A native of Helper, Bianco graduated from Carbon High School in 1986 and attended the College of Eastern Utah on a music scholarship, graduating with honors in 1988. He received a B.S. degree in political science from the University of Utah and a J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California.
Began as prosecutor
After graduating law school in 1993, Bianco began his legal career as a criminal prosecutor in the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office in Palm Springs, California, specializing in the prosecution of child abuse cases and earning numerous recognitions including prosecutor of the year and the office’s “Big Heart” award.
After a brief turn as a senior associate for a law firm serving as city attorney for several Southern California desert cities, he accepted the position of legal counsel for the Superior Court in 2001 where he served until his appointment to the bench.
As general counsel for the largest trial court in the nation, Bianco managed litigation filed against the court and its employees and provided legal counsel to the court’s judicial and administrative leadership. Judge Bianco was sworn into office on November 2, 2017, and will begin his judicial career adjudicating juvenile dependency cases.
Judge Bianco resides in southern California with his spouse, and partner of 16 years, Thomas Brewer. His parents John and Janis Bianco, also formerly of Helper, are now retired to Palm Springs. His brothers, Lt. Chad Bianco and Sgt. Mike Bianco, are law enforcement officers with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in southern California.
Chad Bianco recently launched his election campaign to become the next sheriff of Riverside County.
CHS, CEU grad appointed judge in Los Angeles
Brett Bianco