Los Angeles County Superior Court (Los Angeles)
By Ciaran McEvoy
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Lee Smalley Edmon has an enviable position at an unenviable time.
One week into her new job as presiding judge of Los Angeles County Superior Court - as the first woman to hold the title - Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a budget containing $200 million in cuts to the state court system. Declining tax revenues stemming from a depressed economy is partly to blame for the state's financial woes. ... (continued)