Los Angeles County (Santa Monica)
Career Highlights: Elected to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2006; commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 1994-2006; sole practitioner, Los Angeles, 1979-94
Law School: University of Southern California Gould School of Law, 1977
Career Highlights: Elected to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2006; commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 1994-2006; sole practitioner, Los Angeles, 1979-94
Law School: University of Southern California Gould School of Law, 1977
SANTA MONICA -- In Judge Bobbi Tillmon's courtroom, everyone is on a last name basis because calling witnesses, for example, by their first names could be interpreted as demeaning by the jurors.
Even if it's a slip of the tongue, she said she'll interject to remind people of the court rule.
"I just find it disrespectful," Tillmon said.
"It's not my rul... (continued)
