Los Angeles County (Pasadena)
Career Highlights: Appointed a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, Dec. 14, 2018; commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2015-18; Board of Rights hearing examiner, Los Angeles Police Commission, director, Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, 2007-15; sole practitioner, 2006-15
Law School: University of West Los Angeles school of Law
Career Highlights: Appointed a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, Dec. 14, 2018; commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2015-18; Board of Rights hearing examiner, Los Angeles Police Commission, director, Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, 2007-15; sole practitioner, 2006-15
Law School: University of West Los Angeles school of Law
PASADENA — Emotions run high in Judge Timothy Martella’s courtroom. He finds himself frequently instructing a plaintiff to “just say yes or no,” or “wait for the question” in one of the many restraining order cases he handles on a daily basis.
“A courthouse can be intimidating,” Martella said. “People oftentimes say things that are not relevant and I tell them not to go on tangents that reroute the purpose of the case — lots of... (continued)
