Riverside County (Riverside)
Career Highlights: Appointed to Riverside County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, June 2018; of counsel, Best, Best and Krieger, 2015-18; law clerk for U.S. District Judge Sheri Pym, 2012-15; deputy chief, assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's office in the Central District of California, Riverside, 2007-12; associate, Keker and Van Nest LLP, 2006-07; associate, Cooley Godward LLP, 2004-05; law clerk for U.S. Judge Ronald L. Gilman of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 2003-04; clerk for Justice Dana Fabe of the Alaska Supreme Court, 2002-03
Law School: Northwestern University School of Law, 2002
Career Highlights: Appointed to Riverside County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, June 2018; of counsel, Best, Best and Krieger, 2015-18; law clerk for U.S. District Judge Sheri Pym, 2012-15; deputy chief, assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's office in the Central District of California, Riverside, 2007-12; associate, Keker and Van Nest LLP, 2006-07; associate, Cooley Godward LLP, 2004-05; law clerk for U.S. Judge Ronald L. Gilman of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 2003-04; clerk for Justice Dana Fabe of the Alaska Supreme Court, 2002-03
Law School: Northwestern University School of Law, 2002
RIVERSIDE — In December, even the calendar of a family law court can feel a bit holiday themed.
The disputes on the docket of Judge Dorothy McLaughlin on a recent Friday morning were fairly routine, rounding out ahead of the lunch break with a controversy over custody rights. The father, dissatisfied with the mother’s co-parenting conduct, sought some punitive response from the court. The mother complained she didn’t hav... (continued)
