Los Angeles County (Burbank)
Career Highlights: Appointed judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, October 2018. Elected commissioner by Los Angeles County Superior Court judges, May 27, 2016; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 1997-2016
Law School: University of West Los Angeles School of Law, 1994
Career Highlights: Appointed judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, October 2018. Elected commissioner by Los Angeles County Superior Court judges, May 27, 2016; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 1997-2016
Law School: University of West Los Angeles School of Law, 1994
BURBANK — One thing Commissioner Cherol Nellon learned right away when she was assigned to a traffic court was how personally people take traffic tickets, often more than people facing criminal charges.
In a recent cellphone ticket case, the defendant claimed he was checking his phone for updates on his mother, who was hospitalized. He was more upset at the lack of sympathy from the officer who pulled him over than the c... (continued)
