Robert Hertzberg
| Robert M. "Bob" Hertzberg | |
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Robert Hertzberg photographed by Christopher Michel in 2014
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| Member of the California State Senate from the 18th district |
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Assumed office December 1, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Alex Padilla (redistricted) |
| 64th Speaker of the California State Assembly | |
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In office April 13, 2000 – February 6, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Antonio Villaraigosa |
| Succeeded by | Herb Wesson |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 40th district |
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In office 1996–2002 |
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| Preceded by | Barbara Friedman |
| Succeeded by | Lloyd Levine |
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November 19, 1954 Los Angeles, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California |
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University of Redlands (BA) UC Hastings College of the Law (JD) |
| Profession |
Attorney Green entrepreneur |
| Religion | Judaism |
Robert Myles "Bob" Hertzberg (born November 19, 1954) is an American politician currently serving in the California State Senate. He is a Democrat representing the 18th Senate District, encompassing parts of the San Fernando Valley.
Prior to being elected to the State Senate in 2014, he served as the 64th Speaker of the Assembly, representing the 40th Assembly District. He is just one of six former Speakers in California history to also serve in the State Senate. He is a member of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus.
Hertzberg was born on November 19 in Los Angeles, California to Harrison W. Hertzberg and Antoinette"Bunny" Taussig Hertzberg. He was a graduate of Palm Springs High School. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Redlands with a Bachelor of Arts double major in History and English in 1976.While in college, he wrote a 400-page handbook, entitled A Commonsense Approach to English. Three years, later Hertzberg earned his Juris Doctor from Hastings College of the Law. He has been an active member of the California State Bar since 1979.
After graduating law school in 1979, Hertzberg was an associate at the Beverly Hills law firm of Fulop, Rolston, Burns, & McKittrick. In 1983, he co-authored a manual on real estate law, California Lis Pendens Practice, published by the University of California, with a second edition in 1994. He was then a full partner in several small Los Angeles-area law firms until running for the State Assembly in 1996. In 2007, the Los Angeles Business Journal named Hertzberg in the article "Best of the Bar: Who's Who In L.A. LAW." The Los Angeles Business Journal also named him one of the top ten lawyers in Los Angeles. Hertzberg has been repeatedly listed by the Daily Journal as one of the top 100 lawyers in California. In 2004, 2006, and 2008-2013, he was listed in Super Lawyers as top lawyer.
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