San Diego County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed San Diego County Superior Court judge by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, July 2006; deputy assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, 2004-06; director of international justice and contingency planning, National Security Council, 2003-04; counsel to the assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, 2002-03; associate, Williams & Connolly, 2001-02; trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, 1996-2000; law clerk to U.S. District Judge D. Lowell Jensen, Northern District of California, 1995-96
Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law, 1995
Career Highlights: Appointed San Diego County Superior Court judge by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, July 2006; deputy assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, 2004-06; director of international justice and contingency planning, National Security Council, 2003-04; counsel to the assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, 2002-03; associate, Williams & Connolly, 2001-02; trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, 1996-2000; law clerk to U.S. District Judge D. Lowell Jensen, Northern District of California, 1995-96
Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law, 1995
SAN DIEGO - Superior Court Judge Laura H. Parsky does some of her best thinking while running.
The miles allow her to clear her head and work through problems. Sometimes she becomes so absorbed that she fails to notice people who recognize her along the way.
"That's completely my sanity," Parsky said. "It clears my head, sort of gets adrenaline going."
That concentration carries into her courtroom, where criminal trials require preparation, sustained attention and the agi... (continued)
