• GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER, Master of Laws in Taxation (1980)
• UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO LAW SCHOOL, J.D. (1976)
• UCLA, Master of Public Administration, (1970)
• UCLA, B.A. (Spanish), (1969)
• UCLA, B.A. (History), (1968)

HONORS/AWARDS

• 2001 – 2012 Daily Journal, "Top Neutrals" 2005 – 2010
• The Hollywood Reporter "Entertainment Power Mediator"

1992 - 1999: Superior Court Judge, Los Angeles County Assignments included: Individual Calendar, Central Civil; Supervising Judge of the South Central District; Family Law, Probate, Master Civil Calendar, Law and Motion Calendar Assignments in South Central District. As a Superior Court Judge, Judge Romero sat in various committees, including the Executive Committee, the Supervising Judges’ Committee, the Bench/Bar Local Rules Committee, and the Complex Construction Defects Task Force.

For the last 15 years, Judge Romero has settled hundreds of cases averaging between $300 million - $500 million in settlements each year. Judge Romero has extensive experience in, among other areas, environmental insurance coverage cases, eminent domain, all aspects of wrongful termination, product liability cases, massive toxic tort litigation, class actions, complex business litigation, intellectual property, entertainment law, complex construction defects cases, insurance coverage and bad faith, legal, accounting and medical malpractice, police misconduct, civil rights litigation and complex business dissolution cases. As a judge, Judge Romero conducted settlements in other states besides California and in the United Kingdom in cases involving Lloyds of London.