Los Angeles County (Long Beach)
LONG BEACH — The creation of a new assignment means Judge John D. Lord can work from home, which is fine by him because a traumatic experience in the Vietnam War made commuting to work difficult.
“I went into a cave complex in Vietnam, my flashlight went out and I panicked,” the Marine said.
Occasionally, being stuck in traffic takes Lord back to that harrowing experience. To reduce his ... (continued)