Los Angeles County (Metropolitan) Superior Court
Career Highlights: Confirmed as presiding justice, May 2022, appointed to the Court of Appeal by Gov. Jerry Brown in July 2018. Served on the Los Angeles County Superior Court 2006-2018. Clerked for Judge Harry Pregerson, then of the Central District of California, from 1979 to 1981. She went on to spend a decade at two firms before serving as the Federal Defender for the Central District from 1993 to 2006.
Career Highlights: Confirmed as presiding justice, May 2022, appointed to the Court of Appeal by Gov. Jerry Brown in July 2018. Served on the Los Angeles County Superior Court 2006-2018. Clerked for Judge Harry Pregerson, then of the Central District of California, from 1979 to 1981. She went on to spend a decade at two firms before serving as the Federal Defender for the Central District from 1993 to 2006.
By Ryan Oliver
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - As federal public defender for the state's Central District, Maria E. Stratton knew she faced a big hurdle when she interviewed to become a judge.
Gov. Gray Davis turned her down once. And Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's judicial appointments secretary, John Davies, was blunt when he interviewed the prominent criminal defender i... (continued)
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - As federal public defender for the state's Central District, Maria E. Stratton knew she faced a big hurdle when she interviewed to become a judge.
Gov. Gray Davis turned her down once. And Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's judicial appointments secretary, John Davies, was blunt when he interviewed the prominent criminal defender i... (continued)
