Career Highlights: Elected to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, March 3, 2020, enrobed Jan. 4, 2021; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 2007-20
Law School: UCLA School of Law
After working for 15 years in publishing, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Sherry L. Powell went to law school, primarily because the print industry was dying a slow death, but also because in high school she thought about becoming a judge.
The results from a career assessment when she was a teenager showed that a judgeship would be a good choice for her, but that idea was short-lived.
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