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title: Mark Mooney
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![Mark Mooney](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Mooney-Mark_4e1d458f9156d112985e51a6c2588893.jpg)

# Mark Mooney

Hon. Mark Mooney received his undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California in 1978. He attended law school at Southern Methodist University and received his Juris Doctor in 1981. Before being appointed to the bench he was an associate with firms of Hillsinger & Costanzo and Lafollette, Johnson, De Haas & Fesler. He also served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California from 1991 to 1995. Judge Mooney was appointed to the Los Angeles Municipal Court by Governor Pete Wilson in 1995. In 1998, he was elevated to the Superior Court for the County of Los Angeles. He currently has an unlimited general civil assignment in the Mosk Courthouse.

### Articles written by this author:

## [Proving unique damages: a judicial perspective](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-march/proving-unique-damages-a-judicial-perspective "Proving unique damages: a judicial perspective")

Beware the fallacy of the “single cause” or expert testimony on “cutting edge” science

[Mark Mooney](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mark-mooney "Mark Mooney")

[2016 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-march)

## [Opening statements](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-july/opening-statements "Opening statements")

What everybody does wrong

[Mark Mooney](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mark-mooney "Mark Mooney")

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

## [Ex parte motions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-july/ex-parte-motions "Ex parte motions")

What a way to start the day: the “8:30 whiners’ calendar”

[Mark Mooney](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mark-mooney "Mark Mooney")

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

[![Trying cases in trying times](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Mooney_istock-1225091765_f1d1a4fbed7e0bf1d17378c64cc77496.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/trying-cases-in-trying-times "Trying cases in trying times")

## [Trying cases in trying times](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/trying-cases-in-trying-times "Trying cases in trying times")

A look at how we pulled off one of the first jury trials since the Pandemic began

[Mark Mooney](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mark-mooney "Mark Mooney")

[2021 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july)

[![Using depositions at trial…](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Mooney-istock-186687875_7c71dad14ce69880c1ed971f18f2d84c.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june/using-depositions-at-trial "Using depositions at trial…")

## [Using depositions at trial…](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june/using-depositions-at-trial "Using depositions at trial…")

How to avoid common mistakes

[Mark Mooney](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mark-mooney "Mark Mooney")

[2022 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june)