
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2008; head deputy public defender, deputy public defender, Los Angeles county, 1985-2008; associate, Farnsworth, Saperstein & Seligman, San Francisco, 1984-85
Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law, 1983
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - Mark Windham was 30 when he defended his first death-penalty case. For inspiration, he would spend his lunch hour gazing at paintings at the Museum of Contemporary Art in downtown Los Angeles. "It reminded me to be creative, to step outside the box," Windham said. During his 23 years with the Los Angeles County public defender's office, he tried eight special-circumstance cases,... (continued)