
Career Highlights: Appointed commissioner by the judges of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Oct. 15, 2021; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 2000-21; attorney, Abbott and Associates, 2000
Law School: Southwestern School of Law
WEST COVINA — As a deputy public defender for 20 years, Commissioner Sharonda P. Bradford rejected the notion that she was a voice for the voiceless.
“I do not believe that anyone is voiceless,” she countered. “I think it is a matter of who is willing to listen and I enjoy that it is my job that everyone in that courtroom is listened to.”
She has a motto for that: “Stand up, speak and I will listen.”... (continued)