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Jun. 13, 2023

Judge Michael Linfield's passion for civil rights is enduring

Social justice causes are core of LA judge's ethical framework.

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Judge Michael Linfield's passion for civil rights is enduring
Los Angeles County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Joined Dordick Law Corporation, July 2024; appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gray Davis, 2003, retired June 28, 2024; sole practitioner, Pasadena, 1992-2003; adjunct professor, University of West Los Angeles School of Law, 1990; associate, Alschuler, Grossaman & Pines LLP, Los Angeles, 1989-92

Law School: Harvard Law School

Dordick Law Corporation

Three years ago, a court of appeal overturned a plaintiff's verdict in a $13 million sex discrimination case because, among other things, Los Angeles County Judge Michael P. Linfield gave jurors a long recitation of the history of the civil rights struggle in the United States.

He then told the jurors they were "going to become" Dr. Martin Luther King. "It's going to be your job to help bend that arc toward justice...... (continued)

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