David Walgren - Appointed to judge by Governor Jerry brown
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Prosecutor in Conrad Murray case is appointed a judge - latimes.com<br /><br />Prosecutor in Conrad Murray case is appointed a judge<br />May 18, 2012 | 3:03 pm<br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A Los Angeles County deputy district attorney who helped win the conviction of Michael Jackson's personal physician was appointed a judge Friday.<br /><br />David Walgren, the lead prosecutor at last year's trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, was among eight attorneys named to the L.A. County Superior Court bench by Gov. Jerry Brown.<br /><br />Walgren, a 43-year-old Democrat from Calabasas, worked on several high-profile cases during 16 years at the district attorney's office. He prosecuted a photographer accused of trying to blackmail actress Cameron Diaz and headed an unsuccessful 2009 attempt to extradite director Roman Polanski from Switzerland for sentencing in a three-decade-old child sex case.<br /><br />His greatest attention came during Murray's manslaughter trial, a six-week televised proceeding covered by an international contingent of reporters.<br /><br />In a closing argument that was widely praised, Walgren humanized Jackson by reminding jurors that the larger-than-life celebrity with a history of drug problems was a father whose three children adored and missed him.<br /><br />Jackson fans applauded the prosecutor when he walked down the courthouse halls, and his performance sparked Facebook fan pages, including "David Walgren Is Hot."
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