Los Angeles County (Chatsworth) Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis, 2001; assistant inspector general, Los Angeles Police Department, 2000-01; assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, criminal division, 1991-2000; associate, Latham & Watkins LLP, 1985-1991.
Law School: University of Notre Dame Law School, 1985
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis, 2001; assistant inspector general, Los Angeles Police Department, 2000-01; assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, criminal division, 1991-2000; associate, Latham & Watkins LLP, 1985-1991.
Law School: University of Notre Dame Law School, 1985
By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer
CHATSWORTH - When prospective jurors grumble about serving on a civil case they consider inconsequential, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Barbara M. Scheper tells them about a personal-injury trial she presided over seven years ago.
On the surface, the case looked like a run-of-the-mill slip-and-fall.
"She tripped and fell," the judge said, summing up her initial reaction to a common comp... (continued)
