Los Angeles County (Santa Monica)
SANTA MONICA -- As Judge Elaine Mandel's assignments have changed over her first decade on the bench, each one has brought her a little closer to home.
A career plaintiffs' attorney at the time of her appointment to the Los Angeles County Superior Court in 2009, Mandel started off with a criminal calendar in the Metropolitan Courthouse in downtown L.A. From there, she moved to civil trials and then an independent civil c... (continued)