Los Angeles County (Downey)
Career Highlights: Appointed by Gov. George Deukmejian to Los Angeles County Superior Court, 1989; appointed by Deukmejian to South Bay Municipal Court, 1987; appointed by Deukmejian to Los Angeles County Municipal Court, 1986; assistant U.S. attorney, Central District, 1982-86; associate, Adams, Duque & Hazeltine, 1981-82; judicial clerk, U.S. District Court Judge Terry J. Hatter Jr., 1980-81; deputy city attorney, Los Angeles city attorney's office, 1979-80.
Law School: Loyola Law School, 1979
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed by Gov. George Deukmejian to Los Angeles County Superior Court, 1989; appointed by Deukmejian to South Bay Municipal Court, 1987; appointed by Deukmejian to Los Angeles County Municipal Court, 1986; assistant U.S. attorney, Central District, 1982-86; associate, Adams, Duque & Hazeltine, 1981-82; judicial clerk, U.S. District Court Judge Terry J. Hatter Jr., 1980-81; deputy city attorney, Los Angeles city attorney's office, 1979-80.
Law School: Loyola Law School, 1979
Los Angeles County Superior Court
DOWNEY — When Judge Fumiko Wasserman decided to request assignment to juvenile delinquency court, she saw it as going where the need and potential for change were greatest.
Now, nearly a decade into the assignment, and 30 years on the Los Angeles County Superior Court, she says that still rings true.
“The difference here ... it’s tangible,” she said. “You see minors come in charged wit... (continued)
