Feb. 7, 2011

Lee Smalley Edmon

Lee Smalley Edmon, the new presiding judge of the Los Angeles County courts, has an affable demeanor. But lawyers who have dealt with her warn not to underestimate her toughness.

Lee Smalley Edmon

Los Angeles County Superior Court (Los Angeles)

By Ciaran McEvoy
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Lee Smalley Edmon has an enviable position at an unenviable time.

One week into her new job as presiding judge of Los Angeles County Superior Court - as the first woman to hold the title - Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a budget containing $200 million in cuts to the state court system. Declining tax revenues stemming from a depressed economy is partly to blame for the state's financial woes. ... (continued)

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