
Career Highlights: Appointed by 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 2006; of counsel, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Los Angeles, 2004-06; of counsel, Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro, Los Angeles, 1999-2004 and 1996-97; clerk, Judge Marilyn Shea-Stonum, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Ohio, Akron, 1998; of counsel, Bingham McCutcheon, Los Angeles, 1994-96; associate, Levene & Eisenberg, Los Angeles, 1991-94; associate, Latham & Watkins, San Diego and New York, 1989-91
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Victoria S. Kaufman first got the idea about being a judge in high school in Chicago.
A classmate's mother, who was a judge, came to the school one day to talk about her profession. She made it sound so challenging and emotionally fulfilling, Kaufman said.
Later, as a student at Harvar... (continued)