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Governor appoints three to Los Angeles County Superior Court

By Richard Binder

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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the appointments of Christine W. Byrd, Scott M. Gordon and Laura R. Walton to judgeships in the Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Byrd, 58, of Studio City, has been a partner for Irell and Manella since 1996. Previously, she served Jones, Day, Reavis and Pogue as a partner from 1987 to 1996 and as an associate from 1976 to 1982. Byrd served the U.S. Attorney?s Office, Criminal Division as an assistant U.S. attorney from 1982 to 1987 and the Honorable William P. Gray, U.S. District Court as a law clerk from 1975 to 1976. She earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Virginia School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University. Byrd fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge John P. Farrell. Byrd is a Republican.

Gordon, 53, of Los Angeles, has served as a court commissioner for the Los Angeles County Superior Court since 2002 and as an adjunct professor at Southwestern Law School since 1990. Previously, he was an adjunct professor at Loyola Law School from 1998 to 1999 and was a deputy district attorney for the Los Angeles County District Attorney?s Office from 1985 to 2002. Gordon earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Southwestern University and a Bachelor of Science degree from California State University, Dominguez Hills. He fills the vacancy created by the conversion of a court commissioner position on July 1, 2009. Gordon is a Republican.

Walton, 39, of Cerritos, has served the Los Angeles County District Attorney?s Office as a deputy district attorney since 1996. She earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of California, Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Walton fills the vacancy created by the conversion of a court commissioner position on July 21, 2009. Walton is a Democrat.

Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on April 09, 2010 (boomark / email).