Los Angeles County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Elevated to Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, June 28, 2016; commissioner, Los Angeles County, 2014-16; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 1988-2014; law clerk, U.S. Attorney's Office, Los Angeles, 1987
Law School: Loyola Law School, 1987
Career Highlights: Elevated to Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, June 28, 2016; commissioner, Los Angeles County, 2014-16; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 1988-2014; law clerk, U.S. Attorney's Office, Los Angeles, 1987
Law School: Loyola Law School, 1987
EL SEGUNDO - When a felony defendant in Superior Court Judge William L. Sadler's courtroom suddenly began slamming his head against the counsel table, the violent display appeared to signal a serious mental crisis. A psychological evaluation was ordered--but the results revealed the defendant was faking.
Once the ruse was exposed, the headbanging ceased, but the defendant still refused to enter the courtroom, lying motionless in the holding area--a stark hallway of... (continued)
