Los Angeles County (Chatsworth)
Hardships brought on by the pandemic have swelled Judge Karen Moskowitz's docket in Chatsworth, where she presides over 100 limited jurisdiction collections cases on any given day.
Compassion cracked her voice as she recalled the paramedic who came into the courtroom wearing his uniform and had taken time off from caring for those with COVID to contest a wage garnishment. He said his hours had been reduced, his wife lost her job... (continued)