Los Angeles County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, July 2013; assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 2001-13; clerk for 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Terence T. Evans, Chicago, 2000-01; clerk for U.S. District Judge Nora M. Manella, Los Angeles, 1998-2000; associate, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates, 1996-98
Law School: UCLA School of Law, 1998
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, July 2013; assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 2001-13; clerk for 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Terence T. Evans, Chicago, 2000-01; clerk for U.S. District Judge Nora M. Manella, Los Angeles, 1998-2000; associate, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates, 1996-98
Law School: UCLA School of Law, 1998
Los Angeles County Superior Court
PASADENA - Superior Court Judge Rupa S. Goswami has learned that in her felony preliminary hearing courtroom, where grief, anger and the law collide, one of the hardest parts of the job is acknowledging pain without allowing it to dictate justice.
Defense attorney Matthew M. Vodnoy of Vodnoy Law said he has seen that balance firsthand. During a plea deal hearing in a murder case, Vodnoy watched as a victim's mother stood before the court to deliver an impact statem... (continued)
