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Ellen C. DeShazer
Superior Court Judge
Los Angeles (Compton)
Career highlights: Elevated by unification to Los Angeles Superior Court, Jan. 24, 2000; appointed by Gov. Pete Wilson to Los Angeles Municipal Court, April 1, 1995; appointed by the Municipal Court Judges Association as a Los Angeles Municipal Court commissioner, July 5, 1989; Los Angeles County deputy district attorney, 1983-89
Law school: Glendale Univers...
Superior Court Judge
Los Angeles (Compton)
Career highlights: Elevated by unification to Los Angeles Superior Court, Jan. 24, 2000; appointed by Gov. Pete Wilson to Los Angeles Municipal Court, April 1, 1995; appointed by the Municipal Court Judges Association as a Los Angeles Municipal Court commissioner, July 5, 1989; Los Angeles County deputy district attorney, 1983-89
Law school: Glendale Univers...