Background
Bendix, Helen Irene was born on July 24, 1952 in New York City. Daughter of Gerhard Max and Eva Gabriela (Sternberger) Bendix.
Bendix, Helen Irene was born on July 24, 1952 in New York City. Daughter of Gerhard Max and Eva Gabriela (Sternberger) Bendix.
Bachelor, Cornell Univercity, 1973; Juris Doctor, Yale University, 1976.
Law clerk to Honorary Shirley M. Hufstedler, United States Court Appeals (9th circuit), Los Angeles, 1976-1977; associate, Wilmer Cultler & Pickering, Washington, 1977-1979; assistant professor of law, University of California at Los Angeles, 1979-1980; from associate to partner, Leva Hawes Symington Martin & Oppenheimer, Washington, 1980-1985; of counsel, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, 1986-1989; partner, Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe, Los Angeles, 1989-1996; senior vice president, general counsel, KCET Cmty. television of Southern California, since 1996; judge, Municipal Court Los Angeles Judicial District, since 1997. Visiting professor law University of California at Los Angeles, 1985-1986.
Violinist Palisades Symphony, Pacific Palisades, California, 1989-1997. Member District of Columbia Bar Association, California State Bar Association (chairperson international law section 1990-1991), California Judges Association, Municipal Court Judges Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association (chair dispute resolution services), National Charity League(chairman 11th grade class), Chancery Club, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married John A. Kronstadt, November 29, 1974. Children: Jessica Claire Kronstadt, Erik Bendix Kronstadt, Nicola Eva Kronstadt.
