Los Angeles (Los Angeles)
Career Highlights: Joined JAMS May 2023; appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2010, retired April 2023; partner, Irell & Manella LLP, 1996-2010; partner, Jones Day Reavis & Pogue, 1987-96; assistant U.S. attorney, Los Angeles, 1982-87; associate, Jones Day Reavis & Pogue, 1976-82
Law School: University of Virginia School of Law
JAMS
Career Highlights: Joined JAMS May 2023; appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2010, retired April 2023; partner, Irell & Manella LLP, 1996-2010; partner, Jones Day Reavis & Pogue, 1987-96; assistant U.S. attorney, Los Angeles, 1982-87; associate, Jones Day Reavis & Pogue, 1976-82
Law School: University of Virginia School of Law
JAMS
LOS ANGELES — Despite being nicknamed “the orchid whisperer” by court staff who recognize her light touch around her flower-filled chambers, Superior Court Judge Christine Byrd likes to keep a firm grip over proceedings in her long cause family courtroom.
“Before COVID, you’d have a big courtroom filled with people in the morning … and I would try to instill a sense of formality that would make people realize that this is... (continued)
