Los Angeles County (Downey)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Dec. 22, 2017; senior trial attorney, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, Los Angeles; partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Los Angeles, 2011-14; partner, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, partner, associate, 1994-11; clerk, Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Portland, 1992-93.
Law School: USC Gould School of Law, 1992
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Dec. 22, 2017; senior trial attorney, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, Los Angeles; partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Los Angeles, 2011-14; partner, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, partner, associate, 1994-11; clerk, Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Portland, 1992-93.
Law School: USC Gould School of Law, 1992
DOWNEY — It wasn’t until after five years of architecture school that Kristin Escalante realized she didn’t care for working in the field. There was, however, one useful skill that carried over when she decided to change careers.
“We did a lot of all-nighters in architecture school,” the judge joked. “That made the transition to law school very easy for me.”
Escalante made another big s... (continued)
