Los Angeles County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Pete Wilson, 1993; Haight, Brown & Bonesteel LLP, 1986-93; assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Civil Division, 1983-86; trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1978-83
Law School: California Western School of Law
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Pete Wilson, 1993; Haight, Brown & Bonesteel LLP, 1986-93; assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Civil Division, 1983-86; trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1978-83
Law School: California Western School of Law
Almost a decade ago, Superior Court Judge Mary Ann Murphy requested an assignment change from independent calendar to trial court.
"As watching good attorneys try cases goes," she said in a recent interview, "it is the best ticket in town."
Murphy has presided over hundreds of personal injury, breach of contract, or insurance fraud lawsuits.
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