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Judge R. Gary Klausner
Federal Judge R. Gary Klausner
Robert Gary Klausner is the United States federal judge overseeing Axanar’s copyright infringement case. He serves on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Klausner was nominated by President George W. Bush on July 18, 2002, and was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 14, 2002, and received his commission on November 15, 2002.
Judicial Profile
The Judicial Profile section expresses opinion or informed speculation.
Here are some of the opinions expressed by attorneys on the website, The Robing Room, where judges are judged“:
[Judge Klausner is] pro-government and pro-institution, not so much pro- no-name litigants. If you’re up against a large corporation or the government, you will have a tough mountain to climb. … If an institutional party or a governmental party gets caught lying or misleading in the case, that’s the death knell with him. … There is no hint of any liberal or judicial activism in his rulings generally but … he is more conservative than most judges in [California] so you know where most of his rulings are headed.
He is known for holding attorneys to deadlines and keeping things running smoothly:
He is also not hesitant on granting motions for summary judgment, which is helpful when your client is spending lots of money to defend a meritless case.1)
Biographical Profile
Born in 1941 in Los Angeles, Klausner received a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1963, a B.S. from the University of Notre Dame in 1964, and a J.D. from Loyola Law School in 1967. He was in the United States Army, 1967-1969. He was a deputy district attorney in the District Attorney’s Office of Los Angeles County, California from 1969-1974. He was a court commissioner, Pasadena Municipal Court, 1974-1980. He was a judge on the Pasadena Municipal Court, 1980-1985. He was a judge on the Los Angeles Superior Court, 1985-2002.