Los Angeles County (Pomona)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, May 22, 2017; assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Los Angeles, 2005-17; associate, Sidley Austin LLP, Los Angeles, 2001-05; clerk, Judge Ferdinand Fernandez, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Los Angeles, 2000
Law School: University of California, Davis School of Law, 2000
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, May 22, 2017; assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Los Angeles, 2005-17; associate, Sidley Austin LLP, Los Angeles, 2001-05; clerk, Judge Ferdinand Fernandez, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Los Angeles, 2000
Law School: University of California, Davis School of Law, 2000
POMONA — Self-represented litigants are allowed to read out texts or describe photos on a cellphone in Judge Sarah Heidel’s family law courtroom, but she’s quick to remind them that evidence is inadmissible.
“I’ll say, ‘I can’t take your phone and keep it in evidence,’” Heidel explained. “‘You don’t want me to keep your phone.’”
Part of the reason for the practice is to ensure people f... (continued)
