
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, May 22, 2017; vice president, directing attorney, Bet Tzedek, Los Angeles, 2001-17; director, Public Interest Investigations, Los Angeles, 1999-01; law clerk to U.S. District Judge Howard Matz, Central District, Los Angeles, 1998-01; litigation director, Center for Law in the Public Interest, Los Angeles, 1996-98; associate, Hall & Associates, Los Angeles, 1993-96; law clerk to U.S. District Judge Lawrence Karlton, Eastern District, Sacramento, 1991-93.
Law School: Northeastern University School of Law, 1991
LOS ANGELES — For minors entering the United States without legal permission, one of the first stops toward earning approval to stay is probate Judge Gus May’s courtroom.
The special immigrant juvenile status calendar of the Los Angeles County Superior court functions somewhat like May’s day-to-day guardianship cases.
Minors held by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services after they’... (continued)