Los Angeles County (Santa Monica)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sept. 1, 2009; partner, Kiesel Boucher Larson, Beverly Hills, 2000-09; associate, Stolpman, Krissman, Elber, Mandel & Katzman, Long Beach, 1993-2000; associate, Mudge, Rose, Guthrie, Alexander & Ferdon, Los Angeles, 1992-93.
Law School: UCLA School of Law, 1992
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sept. 1, 2009; partner, Kiesel Boucher Larson, Beverly Hills, 2000-09; associate, Stolpman, Krissman, Elber, Mandel & Katzman, Long Beach, 1993-2000; associate, Mudge, Rose, Guthrie, Alexander & Ferdon, Los Angeles, 1992-93.
Law School: UCLA School of Law, 1992
SANTA MONICA -- As Judge Elaine Mandel's assignments have changed over her first decade on the bench, each one has brought her a little closer to home.
A career plaintiffs' attorney at the time of her appointment to the Los Angeles County Superior Court in 2009, Mandel started off with a criminal calendar in the Metropolitan Courthouse in downtown L.A. From there, she moved to civil trials and then an independent civil c... (continued)
