Los Angeles County (Compton)
By Brandon Ortiz
Daily Journal Staff Writer
COMPTON - If not for some aggressive recruiters at UC Berkeley's admissions office in 1987, Laura Walton likely would not be a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge today.
Walton, 40, grew up in Titusville, Fla., which had a population of less than 40,000 at the time, and was a star student at Astronaut High School. She played varsity soccer, served in student government and in the National Honor Society,... (continued)