
Career Highlights: Appointed to the San Mateo County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2010; San Mateo County Counsel's office, 1998-2010; Law Offices of Charlotte M. Veneer, 1997-98; Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley, Redwood City, 1990-97; Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, San Francisco, San Francisco, 1989-90; Sedgwick LLP, San Francisco, 1987-88
Law School: Drake University Law School, 1987
REDWOOD CITY — San Mateo County Superior Court Judge V. Raymond Swope regards the courtroom as a “hallowed hall,” and that applies whether litigants and attorneys are there in person or on Zoom.
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a lot of Swope’s hearings to be held online, helping litigants and attorneys avoid unnecessary trips to the courthouse, he said.
But lawyers need to be mindful that they’re s... (continued)