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Oct. 2, 2024

Commissioner James I. Montgomery says busing led to early interest in the law

Attorneys say Commissioner Montgomery doesn't inject himself into proceedings but is willing to do the research if he doesn't know the answer to a legal question straight away.

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Los Angeles County Superior Court Commissioner James I. Montgomery had been an attorney for some 40 years when, one day, a realization came to him in the halls of the Stanley Mosk Courthouse.

"I just watched people going in small claims, unlawful detainer courts, the civil courts," he recalled. "I just watched all the people and said, 'These are the people that the courts serve.' And I just thought, 'I could do that.'"

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