Los Angeles County (Lancaster)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, July 2024; commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2016-2024; deputy district attorney, district attorney's office, Los Angeles, 1994-2016; solo practitioner, Los Angeles, 1994; associate, law firm of Patterson and Miller, 1992-94
Law School: Loyola Law School, 1991
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, July 2024; commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2016-2024; deputy district attorney, district attorney's office, Los Angeles, 1994-2016; solo practitioner, Los Angeles, 1994; associate, law firm of Patterson and Miller, 1992-94
Law School: Loyola Law School, 1991
LANCASTER — One of the hardest parts of Commissioner Steven Ipson’s job overseeing a juvenile dependency court is making the call to separate a child from his or her parents. He says he knows what a terrifying experience it can be.
So before signing off on a recommendation from the Los Angeles County Counsel to detain a minor, he goes through a checklist of alternatives, especially if one of the parents is still in the p... (continued)
