Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2010; sole practitioner, 1990-2010; associate, McKinney Peters & Granville, 1989; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 1984-89; associate, Long & Levit LLP, 1982-84
Law School: Stanford University Law School
LOS ANGELES -- As the bench becomes more diverse in terms of gender, ethnicity and legal backgrounds, it also becomes more legitimate in the eyes of jurors and litigants, said Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge David V. Herriford.
"I think people sometimes feel the system is a little more legitimate when they see people that look like them involved in it," Herriford said. "On the other hand, I think some may think... (continued)
