Los Angeles Superior Court
By Ryan Oliver
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - With his British-Jamaican accent and a preference for bow ties, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Spurgeon E. Smith may come off as more formal than other judges.
But attorneys who appear before him at his Hollywood misdemeanor court say Smith is no stiff and often brings a good deal of humor to the courtroom, albeit on the dr... (continued)
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - With his British-Jamaican accent and a preference for bow ties, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Spurgeon E. Smith may come off as more formal than other judges.
But attorneys who appear before him at his Hollywood misdemeanor court say Smith is no stiff and often brings a good deal of humor to the courtroom, albeit on the dr... (continued)