Los Angeles Judge Killed Crossing Street

L.A. County judge, Daniel L. Brenner, who also was a recognized expert in communications law, was struck and killed Monday as he was attempting to cross a West L.A. street. He was 64.

Brenner was walking across Beverwil Drive near Pico Boulevard about 6 p.m. when a vehicle heading northbound struck him. Brenner was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Brenner to the bench in 2012, and the jurist had most recently heard civil matters in the Chatsworth Courthouse, according to court spokeswoman Mary Hearn. At the time of his appointment, Brenner had been a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Hogan Lovells LLP after spending about 17 years as the vice president of the regulatory department at the National Cable and Telecommunications Assn., an industry group. Brenner had previously served as a top advisor to the chair of the Federal Communications Commission. h/t latimes

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Judge Brenner’s family and friends at this difficult time.