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Sep. 9, 2008

The Street Lawyer

Casting aside her college dreams of international law, Marguerite Downing rose through the ranks of the public defender's office and now serves on the juvenile court.

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The Street Lawyer
Los Angeles County (Edmund D. Edelman Children's Court) Superior Court
By Gabe Friedman
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 5

      While pursuing her undergraduate degree at Georgetown University, Marguerite Downing fancied a career in international law.
      It was in the late 1970s and Downing was a staff member for then-Rep. Julian Dixon, writing letters to constituents back in her hometown of Los Angeles, working on special ... (continued)

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