Garo Ghazarian appointed to Glendale Civil Service Commission

PanARMENIAN.Net - The City Council of Glendale, California has unanimously confirmed the nomination of law school dean and professor Garo Ghazarian to the City's Civil Service Commission, according to The Armenian Reporter.

In making the nomination, Glendale City Council Member and two-time former mayor of Glendale, Rafi Manoukian, referred his Council colleagues to Mr. Ghazarian's vast array of relevant legal experience and to his significant community involvement. The nomination was seconded by Council Member Frank Quintero, who had this to say about Ghazarian, "He's a great nominee and he's going to do a very good job on the Civil Service Commission."

Newly-appointed Commissioner Ghazarian, having taken the oath of office, attended his first Civil Service Commission hearing on December 14, 2011. From the dais, he thanked Council Member Manoukian for the nomination, and the City Council for the appointment. He also congratulated his predecessor, Mr. Ara Hatamian, for a job well done during his tenure.

Besides his commitment to the City of Glendale for the next four years as one of its five Civil Service Commissioners, Mr. Ghazarian continues to serve as the Dean of the Peoples College of Law in Los Angeles, where for the past 17 years he has been a professor of criminal law.

In addition, he is the Vice-Chair of the Armenian Bar Association, Co-Chair of its pro-bono committee, a board member of MABA-PAC (Mexican-American Bar Association, Political Action Committee), a board member of Yerevan-based think tank A.C.N.I.S. (Armenian Center for National & International Studies), and a regular legal commentator on national and international news networks, including CNN, Headline News, and Al Jazeera English TV.