Los Angeles (Lancaster)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, May, 2017; commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2015-2017; sole practitioner, Los Angeles, 2007- 2015; staff attorney, McGeorge School of Law, California Parole Advocacy Program, 2004-2007; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 1997-2004; associate, DeBose & DeBose, Los Angeles, 1996-1997
Law School: Walter F. George School of Law, (now Mercer University School of Law) 1996
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, May, 2017; commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2015-2017; sole practitioner, Los Angeles, 2007- 2015; staff attorney, McGeorge School of Law, California Parole Advocacy Program, 2004-2007; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 1997-2004; associate, DeBose & DeBose, Los Angeles, 1996-1997
Law School: Walter F. George School of Law, (now Mercer University School of Law) 1996
By Logan Noblin
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES -- Commissioner J. Christopher Smith is no stranger to the spotlight. As a former trial attorney, celebrity defense lawyer, and one-time reality TV star, Smith gained notoriety litigating in, or commenting on, high profile cases before national audiences. Now, having served his first year as commissioner in the Lancaster Juvenile Justice Center, Smith ... (continued)
