
By Gabe Friedman
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - From the time she was 8 years old and watched Perry Mason on television, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Marcelita V. Haynes knew she wanted to be a lawyer. So it is fitting she now presides over one of the busiest criminal courtrooms in the state - the Metropolitan Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles.
Here, she sees defendants who were arrested by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Departme... (continued)