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Nov. 9, 2015

Shirley K. Watkins

Though not her initial career path, Judge Shirley Watkins now relishes her work in LA Superior Court.

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Shirley K. Watkins
Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
By L.J. Williamson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Judge Shirley Watkins came to the law by accident. Coming from a family with no attorneys, no attorney friends and no experience with court, Watkins was a UC San Diego undergrad - the first in her family to go to college - with plans for an academic career. Watkins thought she would continue on with her double major and get a doctorate in literature and a masters in philosophy, until a... (continued)

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