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Jan. 19, 2022

Judge David Swift’s challenge: moving cases while letting parties speak

LA judge, ex- entertainment lawyer, handles family law

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Los Angeles County Superior Court

LOS ANGELES — Going from entertainment law to a judge’s bench was a big change for Superior Court Judge David W. Swift, but it’s one that he’s enjoying, even though it’s challenging.

Swift was a partner at Kinsella, Weitzman, Iser, Kump & Aldisert, an entertainment and intellectual property law firm in Santa Monica, for 12 years. He handled cases for singer Justin Bieber in his egging case, brought by his neighbors; designer... (continued)

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