Los Angeles (Compton)
Career Highlights: Appointed by Gov. Gray Davis as a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, 2002; commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2000-02; commissioner, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1993-2000; sole practitioner, Compton, 1982-93; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 1980-82
Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law
Career Highlights: Appointed by Gov. Gray Davis as a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, 2002; commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2000-02; commissioner, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1993-2000; sole practitioner, Compton, 1982-93; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 1980-82
Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law
By Omar Shamout
Daily Journal Staff Writer
COMPTON - Walk into Kelvin D. Filer's comfortable chambers, and it doesn't take long to figure out the Los Angeles County Superior Court judge's other love: basketball. More specifically, the Los Angeles Lakers.
Whether it's the Kobe Bryant screensaver on Filer's computer, his royal purple Lakers neck tie, or the photos of "Showtime"-era players such as Magic Johnson adorning his bo... (continued)
