Los Angeles County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Jan. 29, 2024; adjunct professor, USC Gould School of Law, 2022-present; principal deputy county counsel, Los Angeles, 1999-2024; associate, Ivie McNeil and Wyatt (now Ivie McNeill Wyatt Purcell & Diggs), 1998-99; associate, Weissman and Associates (now Weissman Law Firm), 1998-99
Law School: University of West Los Angeles, 1997
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Jan. 29, 2024; adjunct professor, USC Gould School of Law, 2022-present; principal deputy county counsel, Los Angeles, 1999-2024; associate, Ivie McNeil and Wyatt (now Ivie McNeill Wyatt Purcell & Diggs), 1998-99; associate, Weissman and Associates (now Weissman Law Firm), 1998-99
Law School: University of West Los Angeles, 1997
MONTEREY PARK - On a brisk evening at Loyola Law School, the buzzer sounds every 5 minutes. Law students shuffle to the next chair, questions ready, nerves on edge. It's called "speed mentoring." But Superior Court Judge Cristina Gutierrez Legaspi brings more than speed to the table. She brings certainty.
"You sit in a chair, and then there's a student in front of you, and they have like five minutes to ask you, 'Was it a hard path?' '... (continued)
