Los Angeles County (Long Beach)
Career Highlights: Elevated by unification to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2000; appointed Gov. Pete Wilson to the Los Angeles County Municipal Court, 1993; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles, 1983-93; sole practitioner, Los Angeles, 1979-83; field attorney, National Labor Relations Board, 1976-79 CQ
Law School: UCLA School of Law, 1976
Career Highlights: Elevated by unification to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2000; appointed Gov. Pete Wilson to the Los Angeles County Municipal Court, 1993; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles, 1983-93; sole practitioner, Los Angeles, 1979-83; field attorney, National Labor Relations Board, 1976-79 CQ
Law School: UCLA School of Law, 1976
LONG BEACH — Judge Marcelita Haynes spoke in her chambers about a defendant who loved his new job installing solar panels, a dramatic new focus for handy skills that once landed him in trouble.
“He built a bomb,” Haynes said of the defendant. “He was off his meds and had a psychotic break.”
The man thought his ex-wife and her boyfriend were coming after him, but instead it was the polic... (continued)
