
Career Highlights: Retired August 16, 2021; served on the Los Angeles County Superior Court
By Jean Yung
Daily Journal Staff Writer
People who pass through Department 58 of the downtown Los Angeles Superior Court sometimes wonder why a somewhat outsized statue of Lady Justice is displayed so prominently next to a wall of leather-bound casebooks.
The brass figure, blindfolded and carrying scales and a sword, belongs to Rolf M. Treu. It was a gift from his wife.
Treu, a German immigrant, has an understandable love for the goddess. His gra... (continued)