Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Dec. 22, 2017; assistant U.S. Attorney, Los Angles County, 1997-2017; associate, White & Case LLP, 1992-97; associate, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley, & McCoy LLP, Los Angeles, 1988-91; clerk, U.S. District Judge John Davies, Central District, Los Angeles, 1987-88.
Law School: Georgetown University Law Center, 1987
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Dec. 22, 2017; assistant U.S. Attorney, Los Angles County, 1997-2017; associate, White & Case LLP, 1992-97; associate, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley, & McCoy LLP, Los Angeles, 1988-91; clerk, U.S. District Judge John Davies, Central District, Los Angeles, 1987-88.
Law School: Georgetown University Law Center, 1987
LOS ANGELES -- Judge Susan De Witt went from prosecuting terrorists looking to kill Americans abroad to presiding over misdemeanor trials after her appointment to the bench, but that wasn't the only big change.
"In state court, they talk in numbers. In federal court, they don't do it so much," she said, referring to law code citations. "Everything here is a number, motions by numbers. ... I had my cheat sheet at first, b... (continued)
