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title: Anthony J. Mohr
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![Anthony J. Mohr](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Mohr-Anthony_26d5b45ed3902e63c9683f0a73112d67.jpg)

# Anthony J. Mohr

Governor Pete Wilson appointed Anthony J. Mohr to the Los Angeles Municipal Court in 1994 and elevated him to the Superior Court on December 23, 1997. For 12 years he sat in the complex litigation courts and, two years ago, took a trial courts assignment at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse. In the fall of 2009, he sat as a judge pro tem in Division 8 of the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District. He currently is the Chair of the California Judges Association’s Committee on Judicial Ethics and is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Southwestern Law School.

### Articles written by this author:

[![Surprise me!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Mohr-thinkstock-463514505_891943eb3314084fa4804aa43261bd11.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-july/surprise-me "Surprise me!")

## [Surprise me!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-july/surprise-me "Surprise me!")

It may be time for a little more derring-do in the courtroom

[Anthony J. Mohr](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/anthony-j-mohr "Anthony J. Mohr")

[2014 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-july)

[![Don’t surprise me](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Mohr-thinkstock-80603461_e53d9a545db2fa285817776b6af91186.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-july/don-t-surprise-me-2 "Don’t surprise me")

## [Don’t surprise me](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-july/don-t-surprise-me-2 "Don’t surprise me")

Surprises during trial cause confusion and delays – a list of “Oh no” events to avoid

[Anthony J. Mohr](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/anthony-j-mohr "Anthony J. Mohr")

[2015 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-july)

## [Final arguments: A judge’s collection](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-july/final-arguments-a-judge-s-collection "Final arguments: A judge’s collection")

A rundown of interesting, sometimes original, sometimes funny final arguments collected over 22 years on the bench

[Anthony J. Mohr](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/anthony-j-mohr "Anthony J. Mohr")

[2016 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-july)

## [Common mistakes you can avoid](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-july/common-mistakes-you-can-avoid "Common mistakes you can avoid")

The master-calendar civil trial courts offer this judge a new perspective on common mistakes in the courtroom and how to avoid them

[Anthony J. Mohr](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/anthony-j-mohr "Anthony J. Mohr")

[2018 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-july)

[![With all due respect](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Mohr-White-istock-480615130_78b876c091a00c92d4381b3339d86305.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-july/with-all-due-respect "With all due respect")

## [With all due respect](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-july/with-all-due-respect "With all due respect")

From sailing to the courtroom, every line of work has its series of code words and phrases. Knowing how and when to use them is important

[Anthony J. Mohr](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/anthony-j-mohr "Anthony J. Mohr")
[Elizabeth Allen White](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/elizabeth-allen-white "Elizabeth Allen White")

[2019 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-july)

## [Remote jury trials](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-july/remote-jury-trials "Remote jury trials")

Out of disruption arises great innovation: trial by Zoom?

[Anthony J. Mohr](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/anthony-j-mohr "Anthony J. Mohr")

[2020 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-july)