Gov. Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown Jr. announced the appointment of Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha to a judgeship in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Aenlle-Rocha was one of nine judges appointed.

Aenlle-Rocha, 55, of La Cañada Flintridge has been a partner at White and Case LLP since 2005. He was a partner at McDermott, Will and Emery LLP from 2000 to 2005 and an associate at Stephan, Oringher, Richman and Theodora PC from 1999 to 2000. Aenlle-Rocha served as an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California from 1994 to 1999 and at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida from 1990 to 1994. He served as a deputy district attorney in the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office from 1987 to 1990. Aenlle-Rocha earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University.

He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Jane L. Johnson. Aenlle-Rocha is a Republican.