Los Angeles County
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown in October 2018; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 2004-18; clerk and unpaid deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 2000-04.
Law School: Southwestern Law School
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown in October 2018; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 2004-18; clerk and unpaid deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 2000-04.
Law School: Southwestern Law School
LOS ANGELES — As a young child, Judge Michael Powell considered becoming a priest, but “instead of a cassock, I ended up in a judge’s robe,” he said in his chambers at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, a little over a year after being appointed to the bench.
“Court, to me, is almost like a church, in the sense that I believe it’s a place where justice can be found,” Powell said. “It has a noble purpose, and it should be treate... (continued)
