Los Angeles County (Lancaster)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Feb. 27, 2018; deputy federal public defender, Los Angeles, 2010-18; associate, Cole Pedroza LLP, Pasadena, 2008-10; associate, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, 2005-08; associate, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York City, 1999-05.
Law School: Columbia Law School, 2000
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Feb. 27, 2018; deputy federal public defender, Los Angeles, 2010-18; associate, Cole Pedroza LLP, Pasadena, 2008-10; associate, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, 2005-08; associate, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York City, 1999-05.
Law School: Columbia Law School, 2000
LANCASTER — The only thing more unusual than the sight of the Michael D. Antonovich Antelope Valley Courthouse ascending high above the barren desert is a look at Judge Ashfaq Chowdhury’s tiny courtroom within.
Instead of a traditional bench, Chowdhury oversees his unlawful detainer and small claims calendar from a desk in front of fewer than a dozen public seats in a room no bigger than a deluxe storage unit.
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