Los Angeles County Superior Court
LOS ANGELES -- The shelves were bare, the boxes half-filled, and the walls stripped of their familiar honors. In the quiet disarray of Department 117, Superior Court Judge Mark K. Hanasono prepared to leave behind more than one courtroom. He is preparing to step away from a rhythm he had shaped for over a decade.
"I'm really about to walk away from something I care deeply about," he said in a moment of reflection.
His May 7 nomination by Gov. Ga... (continued)
