
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis, 2001; assistant U.S. attorney, Los Angeles, 1990-2001; associate, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Los Angeles, 1986-90; staff attorney, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, 1985-86; law clerk to Presiding Justice John K. Trotter Jr., California 4th District Court of Appeal, Santa Ana, 1984-85
Law School: UCLA School of Law, 1984
By Ciaran McEvoy
Daily Journal Staff Writer
PASADENA - "Formal" is not a word Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Dorothy L. Shubin uses to describe her courtroom's atmosphere, but "punctual" is one both she and attorneys agree pertains to her.
Though she's not known to strictly enforce rules of order, she expects professional conduct, hard work and serious focus.
Shubin, 52, presides over a criminal calendar at De... (continued)