
Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
Career Highlights: Retired March 6, 2020; Elevated by unification to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2000; appointed to the Los Angeles County Municipal Court by Gov. Gray Davis, 1999; assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. attorney's office, Los Angeles, 1986-99; associate, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Los Angeles 1981-85
Law School: University of California at Davis School of Law, 1980
Career Highlights: Retired March 6, 2020; Elevated by unification to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2000; appointed to the Los Angeles County Municipal Court by Gov. Gray Davis, 1999; assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. attorney's office, Los Angeles, 1986-99; associate, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Los Angeles 1981-85
Law School: University of California at Davis School of Law, 1980
LOS ANGELES — Judge Leslie Swain made one big move in her nearly 20-year judicial career, packing up her chambers in the now-shuttered Hollywood courthouse and relocating to downtown Los Angeles.
Today, she’s pretty firm about staying put at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center.
“I’m going to stay here in Department 131 forever, I hope,” Swain said.
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