Los Angeles County (Monterey Park)
MONTEREY PARK — Judge Tamara E. Hall had long wanted a juvenile dependency assignment, but said she’s glad she spent her first decade on the bench in family law and delinquency.
In family law, she said she saw how divorcing parents could use their children as pawns.
“Sometimes, there can be gamesmanship between family law and dependency court by both parents, both sides,” Hall said. “That’s where I sa... (continued)