Los Angeles County Superior Court
LOS ANGELES - Before taking the bench, Judge Michael D. Weinstein had already lived several lives: drummer, habeas expert, federal public defender, and the son of a family lawyer who urged him not to follow his path.
"I found [law] later in life," he said in his chambers after another packed day of misdemeanor hearings and trials at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles. "Coming out of college, I was a musician, tour... (continued)
