By Brandon Ortiz
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - When Patricia Schnegg was a freshman in high school, her mother survived a fight with cancer. The family's health insurance company congratulated her by canceling their policy.
When her father, a used car salesman, died when Schnegg was 17, she and her mother were forced to enter the workforce. But in interview after interview, employers asked her mother if she'd ever had cancer - still a ... (continued)
Jan. 6, 2011
Patricia M. Schnegg
The first woman to preside over Los Angeles County's criminal court system says discrimination experienced by her parents over health issues prompted her to spend her life helping people.
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