By Erica E. Phillips
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Between prosecuting drug crimes for the U.S. attorney's so-called "dope unit" and litigating as a partner at Jones Day and Irell & Manella LLP, Superior Court Judge Christine Byrd has plenty of "war stories" from her 35 years in court.
But one that sticks out in Byrd's mind is particularly salient now that she has taken the bench.
As an assistant U.S. at... (continued)