Judges and Judiciary
Jan. 3, 2002
Judge's Creativity Speeds Cases
LOS ANGELES - Judge Victoria G. Chaney is not exactly your run-of-the-mill judge, and she likes it that way. Take for example the time she agreed to let a pro per plaintiff, who she thought had difficulty with verbal communication, stage a skit of Irish jigs and Gaelic chants in her courtroom, in an attempt to win a new trial in his legal malpractice suit.
Victoria G. Chaney
Superior Court Judge
Los Angeles County
Career highlights: Appointed by Gov. Pete Wilson to Los Angeles County Superior Court, 1994; judge, Los Angeles County Municipal Court, 1990-94; assistant city attorney, Los Angeles, 1979-90; associate, Dryden, Harrington & Swartz, 1977-79
Law school: Loyola Law School, 1977
Age: 55
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