Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
Career Highlights: Retired February 19, 2020 from the Los Angeles Superior Court. Katherine practiced criminal defense from 1973-1985, was a Los Angeles County deputy district attorney from 1985-1996 and 1999-2001, first LAPD inspector general from 1996-1999, and Los Angeles Superior Court judge from 2001 until Feb. 19, 2020. She is the co-author of several true crime books, op-ed articles, and the upcoming memoir, "Inside the Robe."
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Retired February 19, 2020 from the Los Angeles Superior Court. Katherine practiced criminal defense from 1973-1985, was a Los Angeles County deputy district attorney from 1985-1996 and 1999-2001, first LAPD inspector general from 1996-1999, and Los Angeles Superior Court judge from 2001 until Feb. 19, 2020. She is the co-author of several true crime books, op-ed articles, and the upcoming memoir, "Inside the Robe."
Los Angeles County Superior Court
By Gabe Friedman
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Katherine Mader, organizer of lunchtime ping-pong tournaments, author of true crime books and Superior Court judge, has held nearly every position in the criminal justice system. She's been a prosecutor, a public defender and a private defense attorney.
What ties her career together (besides a love for criminal law) is an appetite to confront challenges when it comes to finding new employment.... (continued)
