
Career Highlights: Appointed commissioner by Kern County Superior Court judges, December 2015; commissioner, Mariposa County Superior Court, 2014-15; referee/pro tem, Riverside County Superior Court, 2013; referee, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2000-13; attorney, Children's Law Center, Los Angeles, 1991-99
Law School: USC Gould School of Law, 1990
Cynthia L. Loo's life these days is a contrast in emotional extremes -- from presiding over heart-wrenching cases of youthful offenders to attending the Academy Awards ceremonies.
Loo's boyfriend, Hughes Winborne, won an Oscar in March for his film editing of "Crash," which also won best picture.
As Winborne accepted his award, the cameras panned to Loo. She said her makeup had run from crying and her coiffure was disheveled. Her hairstylist,... (continued)