Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
LOS ANGELES -- According to Judge James C. Chalfant, most lawyers do not want to become judges. His view is the opposite. "I don't want to be an advocate, I want to decide, and that, to me, is the best use of my abilities."
Except for contempt hearings, everything Chalfant does in his writs and receivers assignment is on paper. There's no live testimony. He prefers tackling mandamus petitions, finding them more complicated, more... (continued)