Kevin A. Ross
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Kevin A. Ross | |
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Judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court | |
In office 1999–2005 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Kevin Andrew Ross June 1, 1963 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | Morehouse College Southwestern Law School |
Kevin Andrew Ross (born June 1, 1963)[1] is an American television personality, podcaster, producer, writer, and former judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court in California. Since 2010, he has presided over the syndicated reality courtroom show, America's Court with Judge Ross.
Biography
Early years
A Los Angeles native, Ross attended
Law and Politics
An internship working for the
Ross entered politics in 1995 by running unsuccessfully for the Los Angeles City Council.[3] That year he also co-founded The New Leaders, an organization seeking to train the next generation of African-American leaders.[4]
Initial Media Employment
Ross began contributing op-ed pieces for newspapers including the
Election to the California Bench and Subsequent Removal
While attending law school, Ross interned for David W. Williams. A fellow black Republican, Judge Williams would administer the oath of office to Ross after he became a judge on the then Inglewood Municipal Court.[6]
Ross was elevated the following year to the Superior Court after a ballot measure approved by California voters allowed for "unification" of municipal and superior court judicial roles.[7] During his seven years on the bench, Ross handled over 60,000 matters, ranging from traffic and small claims cases, to criminal matters involving juvenile delinquents, sexually violent predators, and murderers. [citation needed] After being profiled on KCET's Life & Times Tonight, Ross began appearing on the local PBS program to discuss legal issues from a judge's perspective.[8] He also frequently spoke about the importance of Blacks becoming police officers, prosecutors, defense attorneys and judges to ensure the judicial system treated minorities fairly.
In 2005 the Commission on Judicial Performance (CJP) removed Judge Ross from office, stating he violated judicial canons pertaining to defendants' constitutional rights, became embroiled in cases he was supposed to be adjudicating impartially, publicly commented on several matters pending before him during appearances on
Return to Media
Ross decided to start a communications company, become a blogger, and launch an eponymous Internet show on
In 2008, Fox News Radio and BlogTalkRadio partnered to bring listeners "Election 2008: Battle of the Blog Talkers." Fans of FOX News Radio's "FOX Across America" selected their favorite BlogTalkRadio hosts from each side of the political spectrum during a weeklong, one-on-one tournament. Ross was chosen as one of the eight hosts, and ultimately won the contest representing the political right.[15]
At a 2009 business meeting with comedian
Ross’ acting credits include appearing as the judge in independent films ”Blindfire” and ”Broken Star” ”, and an episode of Bounce TV’s comedy series ”In The Cut”. Additionally, the Netflix release ”Ava (2020 film)” features Ross presiding over an America's Court case.
Entrepreneurship
Along with serving as one of the executive producers on the
Personal
Ross is married with two sons and resides in the Los Angeles area.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ CA Birth Index
- ^ "Litter laws sweep LA drug dealers off the streets". The Independent. The Independent. April 29, 1999. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ^ Albiniak, Paige (14 October 2009). "Entertainment Studios Offers 'America's Court'". Broadcasting + Cable. NextTV. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ Bryant, John Hope (12 November 2005). "The New Leaders Organization at 10". Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- New York Times. November 11, 1994. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
- ^ "Campaign Carries Religious Overtones". Metropolitan News-Enterprise. Metropolitan News-Enterprise. March 2, 2000. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ^ Charles Lindner (May 23, 1999). "In Los Angeles County, Two Courts Are Better Than One". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ^ KCET Life & Times Tonight (November 12, 2001). "Life & Times Transcripts". Life & Times Tonight. p. 1. Archived from the original on August 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ^ Inquiry concerning Kevin A. Ross Archived 2011-12-19 at the Wayback Machine. California Commission on Judicial Performance. November 16, 2005.
- ^ "L.A. County judge faces disciplinary action over TV appearances". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. April 20, 2005. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ Kenneth Ofgang (April 20, 2006). "Removal of Judge Kevin Ross From Bench Left Standing by S.C." Metropolitan News-Enterprise. p. 1. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- ^ State Bar Membership Records
- ^ Jim Benson (May 1, 2007). "Twentieth Renews Court Blocks". Broadcasting & Cable. Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ Sherri M. Okamoto (May 12, 2008). "Defrocked Judge Turns Internet Radio Personality, Entrepreneur". Metropolitan News-Enterprise. p. 3. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- ^ Fox News Radio (October 2, 2008). "Battle of The Blog Talkers: Left vs. Right". Fox News Radio. p. 1. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
- ^ "Kevin Ross to Preside Over Byron Allen's New Daytime Court Show". EUR Web. March 29, 2010. p. 1. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ^ "Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios Launches Legal Digital Network - December 10, 2012; Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. 10 December 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ^ "Kevin Ross The Podcast". TheGrio.
- ^ "Two Black Republicans, Divided On Obama". NPR. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "How to Address Each Other . . . And Our President". NPR. Retrieved 16 September 2019.