Los Angeles County
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2007; elected commissioner by Los Angeles County judges, 2002; partner, Lightfoot Vandevelde Sadowsky Medvene & Levine, now Lightfoot Vandevelde Sadowsky, Los Angeles, , 1989-02
Law School: Loyola Law School, 1987
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2007; elected commissioner by Los Angeles County judges, 2002; partner, Lightfoot Vandevelde Sadowsky Medvene & Levine, now Lightfoot Vandevelde Sadowsky, Los Angeles, , 1989-02
Law School: Loyola Law School, 1987
By Evan George
Daily Journal Staff Writer The defendant pushed himself up from the table during his hearing, walked right up to the bench, and leaned over to the clerk's desk. In some courts this episode might have ended badly. But in this case, Superior Court Judge Melissa N. Widdifield understood what was up. "This guy was just addicted to water...he took my clerk's water," Widdifield said with a shrug. "Nobody freaked ou... (continued)
Daily Journal Staff Writer The defendant pushed himself up from the table during his hearing, walked right up to the bench, and leaned over to the clerk's desk. In some courts this episode might have ended badly. But in this case, Superior Court Judge Melissa N. Widdifield understood what was up. "This guy was just addicted to water...he took my clerk's water," Widdifield said with a shrug. "Nobody freaked ou... (continued)
