Government
Jul. 31, 2003
Judge Puts Social-Ecology Lessons to Work on Bench
LOS ANGELES - If the evil Inspector Javert of Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables" had attended college with Judge Lisa B. Lench, he might not have been so tough on Jean Valjean for stealing a loaf of bread.
Lisa B. Lench
Superior Court Judge
Los Angeles (Whittier)
Career highlights: Appointed by Gov. Gray Davis to Los Angeles Superior Court, 2001; assistant U.S. attorney; 1991-2001; assistant state attorney general, Los Angeles, 1979-91
Law school: Loyola Law School, 1979
Age: 49