Los Angeles County (Long Beach)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, November 2020; administrative law judge, Office of Administrative Hearings, California Department of General Services, 2008-20; sole practice, 2006-08; independent contractor attorney, 2000-06; deputy trial counsel, State Bar of California, 1990-2000
Law School: USC Law School
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, November 2020; administrative law judge, Office of Administrative Hearings, California Department of General Services, 2008-20; sole practice, 2006-08; independent contractor attorney, 2000-06; deputy trial counsel, State Bar of California, 1990-2000
Law School: USC Law School
When Judge Carla L. Garrett was an undergraduate, she decided to skip a career in child psychology because she worried that she would be a “mental wreck” seeing kids suffer. It’s a decision that might appear counterintuitive since she became a judge in family law more than 30 years later.
With age, and children of her own with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Garrett has learned that kids are resilient.
$95
